Eine neue Mauer? – taz Talk

In the organizer's words:

Ilko-Sascha Kowalczuk and Bodo Ramelow discuss the shift to the right in Germany and what it has to do with the fall of the Berlin Wall in their new book. On site in the taz Kantine and in the livestream.

Ilko-Sascha Kowalczuk and Bodo Ramelow not only see the old wall not disappearing, they even see a new wall emerging - a wall that no longer only runs through East and West, but also between those who defend democracy and those who endanger it.

In "The New Wall", the two authors describe what went wrong in the East after 1990. They talk about the Stasi and the Treuhand, but also about exuberant nationalism during the soccer World Cup and municipalities that were overwhelmed by the reception of Ukrainian war refugees. Her book is not just about East Germany. It looks at the whole of Germany and searches for the reasons why the climate is so toxic and the mood has tilted so far to the right.

The guests are:

Ilko-Sascha Kowalczuk was born in East Berlin in 1967. Kowalczuk was initially a convinced socialist in GDR times, but broke with the GDR regime in his youth. After reunification, he studied history and is now considered one of the most distinguished experts on the history of the GDR.

Bodo Ramelow was born in Lower Saxony in 1956. He came to Thuringia in 1990 as a trade union secretary and was involved in labor disputes there. In 1999, he joined the PDS, for which he initially entered the Thuringian state parliament. In 2014, he became Minister President of Thuringia, the first and so far only member of the Left Party. He remained in office, with a brief interruption, until 2024.

Anne Fromm was born in Erfurt in 1986. She is head of the reportage and research department at taz.

The event will take place in the taz Kantine and will be streamed live here. If you would like to attend the event in the taz Kantine, please register via: https://taz.de/taz-Talk-zur-Stimmung-in-Ostdeutschland/!vn6118494/

Price information:

Free admission. Seat reservation required. Participation is only possible with a pre-booked ticket. We therefore ask you to register via the link above. Places are limited, admission is free. Access to the event is barrier-free.