Hermann Weber News Today

In October 1923, the German Communist Party prepared an insurrection and then cancelled it at the last minute, prompting Leon Trotsky to characterize it as “a classic demonstration of how it is possible to miss a perfectly exceptional revolutionary situation of world-historic importance.”

Broadcaster <em>Westdeutscher Rundfunk</em>’s 24 July edition of “Zeitzeichen” dealt with the arrival of Leon Trotsky in France 90 years ago. The programme was a spiteful attack on Trotsky—an amalgam of insults, lies, half-truths and omissions.

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Reinhard Krumm Overall, the fall of the Berlin wall is seen positively by both East and West Germans to the same extent. What is missing, however, is a common narrative of what Germany is all about. The historical experiences of East and West Germany have not combined to form a foundation for a new, inclusive German identity, as opposed to the concept of “Germany plus the East,�...