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security .
They were the secret police agency of the GDR
(East Germany ) . The Stasi was one of the
most hated and feared institutions of the East
German communist government .
The Stasi was founded in East Berlin , with an
extensive complex in Berlin - Lichtenberg and
several smaller facilities throughout the city
Der Begriff "Stasi" ist eine Verkrzung
von "Staatssicherheit.
Mangelwirtschaft
economy of scarcity
However, the planned economy of the GDR
became the economy of scarcity . The low
prices for staple foods could only be
maintained by high state subsidies . Many
other goods were not to buy or only under the
counter , the so-called Bckware . Stand in
line belonged to the GDR life as barter and
self-sufficiency from the garden .
1977 came even to the " coffee crisis " : the
GDR was no longer able to pay the increased
world market prices for coffee and then
produced a mixed coffee , the substitutes were
added .