Red Berlin: secrets of the communist capital
The Cold War fought its battles in the shadows of Berlin. Explore Berlin’s former Soviet sector, Cold War battlegrounds and the foundation of communist East Berlin. Learn of life behind the Iron Curtain, and see how East Germany and the Stasi, the largest spy network the world has ever seen, kept an entire population under observation. Trace CIA & KGB spy stories at the former US and Soviet embassies.
This tour takes a look beyond the Berlin Wall and takes you deep into East Berlin to experience the disappearing traces of the years of communist rule. We explain the daily life, paranoia and humour in the former German Democratic Republic. See the official memorial to the victims of the Wall and explore the strange phenomenon of ‘Ostalgia’, nostalgia for the East.
With the passing of the 20th anniversary of the Fall of the Wall, Berlin has greatly expanded the public exhibitions and memorials to that era. We show you the highlights of the Ghost Stations and the unique stories of Bernauer Strasse.
Included on this 3 hour tour are typically the following sights and themes:
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- The CIA vs the KGB in Berlin
- The Berlin Airlift
- ‘Operation Gold’
- The former Soviet Embassy
- The development of the Stasi
- Stalinallee and the 17th June Revolt
- Berlin Wall Memorial
- Border crossing points
- ‘Ostalgia’
- The East Side Gallery
- The Berlin Wall and the Death Strip
- Life in the GDR
- Ghost Stations
