East German jokes, jibes popular in the former German Democratic Republic (GDR, also known as East Germany), reflected the concerns of East German citizens and residents between 1949 and 1990. Jokes frequently targeted political figures, such as Socialist Party General Secretary Erich Honecker or State Security Minister Erich Mielke, who headed the Stasi secret police.[1] Elements of daily life, such as economic scarcity, relations between the GDR and the Soviet Union, or Cold War rival, the United States, were also common.[2] There were also ethnic jokes, highlighting differences of language or culture between Saxony and Central Germany.
^Ben Lewis, Hammer and Tickle: A Cultural History of Communism, London: Pegasus, 2010
^Ben Lewis, "Hammer & tickle Archived 2019-04-25 at the Wayback Machine," Prospect Magazine, May 2006
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