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Berlin's ancient Maiden's Bridge; SED Central Committee offices are at left and apartments on the right, with the State Council and Foreign Ministry buildings in the rear.

Germany story back in time so as to make current happenings seem the natural outcome of prior events. History is reinterpreted; in East German texts the "class struggle" is rampant, and "heroes of the people" are many. Ultimately the "triumph of the proletariat" is assured, and thus the legitimacy of the GDR is validated.

In tangible ways East Germany also links itself with older times. It uses the black, red, and gold flag of Weimar, but with the hammer and compass state symbol affixed. Its rail system is still called the Deutsche Reichsbahn. Statues of the Prussian generals

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