I found an original GDR Pin. At the bottom there is a protractor with two wheat thingies.
On the back is written:
SOZIALISTISCH ARBEITEN LERNEN UND LEBEN
which translates to:
learn and live to work socialist
I think its very pretty even though.
I think a better translation would be “work, learn and live socialist”
live, laugh love socialist
That makes a lot of sense but they forgot the “,”
That might have been too small a character to emboss
Makes a lot of sense
Holy shit that’s a really cool pin! The DDR was peak. Peak music, peak government, and now, peak party pins.
Ya learn more every day.
I also got an old medal of the FDJ (the youth group of the DDR). It was not an official thing but just something to hand out at tournaments. So its plastic plated with actual copper, which is soo cool. I might post that at some point.
that’s so fucking cool! love to see all the unique communist memorabilia
Oh my gosh where did you find these?! I need to know, ive always wanted DDR memorabilia, they’re probably my favorite socialist experiment (that and I’m in Germany).
A comrade gave me that one, but I found other pins before at a flea market. Another big help is to get organized.
I’m relatively recent in Germany, my German honestly sucks at the moment, but in a couple of years im hoping to study in Germany at university, so that’ll be a great time to do so. Problem is I’m in the West.
Do you need help getting organized? I know my way around west germany leftist orgs so we could switch to matrix
I mean, ive talked to my local SDAJ chapter, I’m reading DKP lit ever so often, it’s just that my situation is um- unconventional. If matrix is the equivalent of dming me here, then yeah, could you do that? I don’t have matrix though.
🙋
Flea markets in Berlin can have some good stuff.
I’ve also found Soviet memorabilia at Swiss second hand stores.
Super cool!
Awesome find!
Wait this is actually so cool, man. Peak find.
