antifaschistische Schutzmauer

The “antifaschist protection wall.” What the East German government called the Berlin Wall.

(Auntie fash ISS tish ah SHOOTS mao er.)

die Zone

“The Zone.” What West Germans used to call East Germany.

(Dee TSOH na.)

stalinistischer Zuckerbäckerstil

“Stalinist ‘sugar baker’ style.” Stalinist wedding cake architecture. Monumental buildings with strange ornamentation.

(Shtol een ISS tish er TSOOK er beck er shteel.)

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