The Stasi (Secret Police) Museum in East Berlin

This was the brutal secret police who spied on everyone and created a climate of fear in Communist East Germany.  The museum is in their old HQ building and one of their political prisons was nearby.  Neighbors were recruited to spy on neighbors and people didn't dare to talk to very many other people, including us when we were there as visitors to the east.

 The political prison of the Stasi in East Berlin.

 

Meeting room for the top Stasi.

Hard to believe we can go there now, where so many awful plans were laid!

 Some of the plans for the new and improved Berlin Wall.

 

 Glorifying, through cross-stich, spying on neighbors (propaganda).

 

 Just one of the many Communist propaganda posters at the museum.

 

 Propaganda glorifying East German and Soviet leaders.

 

 Yet more Communist--anti-capitalist propaganda.

 

East German Army.