Philipp Springer: Die Hauptamtlichen

In the organizer's words:

The full-time employees of the GDR State Security produced and left behind millions of photographs. Only they themselves are rarely seen in them. In this way, the Stasi protected its secret police work. This illustrated book is the first to focus on those who normally stood behind the surveillance camera.

The book is the result of extensive research in the Stasi archives for previously largely unpublished photographs of full-time employees of the GDR State Security. Supplemented by biographical sketches of the people photographed, it provides a special insight into the everyday life of the secret police.
The photographs have hardly ever been used as a historical source. The aim is to encourage researchers to take a closer look at the full-time employees. At the same time, the photographic material is informative for anyone interested in photography, contemporary history and the history of the GDR.

With Dr. Philipp Springer (author) and Dr. Juliane Haubold-Stolle (Federal Archives - Stasi Records Archive)

Date: November 25, 6:30 p.m.
Location: "Haus 22", Stasi Headquarters. Campus for Democracy, Ruschestraße 103, 10365 Berlin
Transportation: U5, Magdalenenstraße

The book presentation is part of the event series Lesebühne.

The event series is organized in cooperation with the Federal Archive - Stasi Records Archive.