Tuesday, May 8, 2012

The failure of Communism

Photo Gallery: East Germany's Transformation  During and after communism; life under the Communists contrasted with life after them. Perhaps only the Pete Seegers and Barack Obamas can explain why life under free enterprise and capitalism is so appealing to them


Reunification Renovations  Though it seems the author is disappointed that the buildings were not restored to their historic look. However in the upcoming communist plans, those not going to rot were to be torn down completely.
"One-time stables in Zittau in 1990. The wall shows the building's history. The light patches in the stone work mark the original 16th-century roof profile. Above that the darker stone shows the mansar roof added during the Baroque period."
"Zittau in 2001. All traces of the past have been plastered and painted over. After the renovation project the building was converted into shopping mall."

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