Leipzig, Germany: 20th-Century History

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More info about travel to Germany: www.ricksteves.com/europe/ger... In Leipzig, several sights offer travelers a fascinating look at Germany's 20th-century history. Visit the Contemporary History Forum and Stasi Museum in the "Runde Ecke" to learn the 44-year story of communism in East Germany, and finish with a stop at the place that played a pivotal role in the people's fight for freedom: the St. Nicholas Church.
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  • @chiaraippoliti
    @chiaraippoliti7 жыл бұрын

    I live only 1.5 hours away from Leipzig. Now that I've watched this video, I plan to go back with fresh eyes! Thanks for this video.

  • @paperpalacequeen
    @paperpalacequeen7 жыл бұрын

    Great video.

  • @beyondbeyond9889
    @beyondbeyond98897 жыл бұрын

    Thank you Steve; Am currently travelling without tours

  • @beccajanestclair
    @beccajanestclair7 жыл бұрын

    Quite timely, as I leave for Leipzig today!

  • @halfmoon106
    @halfmoon1067 жыл бұрын

    I didn't know they had The Beatles in East Germany!

  • @vonsteuben6475

    @vonsteuben6475

    6 жыл бұрын

    You mean "Die Käfer" xD

  • @ronnysterling7694

    @ronnysterling7694

    5 жыл бұрын

    The russian Beatles, they used Beatle album covers but russian Beatles music. Sounded like groovy accordian polka music, and sitahrs.

  • @carlosbanderas4238
    @carlosbanderas42385 жыл бұрын

    In Erfurt there was a Stasiprison where the imprisoners were suddenly imrisoned and noone was told about. After two weeks in prison they could Tell their social contacts what happened to them. One Guy even told that he could smell the Christmas Market of Erfurt through the Windows.

  • @clement2780
    @clement27805 жыл бұрын

    where is clip with bach, mendelssohn, schumann, handel homes houses, st thomas church? also potsdam for verlin, windsor castle and or hampton court palace london, pesaro rossini, bergamo donizetti, busseto verdi, not to mention homes of sibelius finland, dvorak smetana prague, liszt budapest, chopin warsaw, buxtehude lübeck or lüneburg, massenet gounod bizet st saens france, gigout guilmant widor vierne durufle dupre messiaen langlais... also lithuania, latvia, belarus, ukraine, albania,

  • @eh1600
    @eh16007 жыл бұрын

    02:05 «the notorious KGB» sounds like a bad rap spinoff

  • @RONIFERRARY
    @RONIFERRARY7 жыл бұрын

    legal os teus videos, da um olhada no meu canal e conheça o que temos aqui no sul do Brasil, e tambem te inscreve.

  • @julia-lx4qi
    @julia-lx4qi7 жыл бұрын

    first

  • @umeshchouhan9237

    @umeshchouhan9237

    7 жыл бұрын

    Julia Elizabeth r. ohh really

  • @spaghettimon3851
    @spaghettimon38512 жыл бұрын

    God bless the GDR! 🇨🇺❤🇩🇪 ☭

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