Machine derived contents note: Introduction -- 1. The FDJ and the June 1953 Uprising -- 2. The FDJ and the Crises in the Soviet Bloc in 1956 -- 3. The FDJ and the Building of the Berlin Wall -- 4. The FDJ and the Liberal Interlude in Youth Policy 1963-1965 -- 5. The FDJ and the Prague Spring -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index
Summary
In East Germany during the 1950s and 1960s young people were a constant problem for the communist authorities - and in particular for the communist youth organization, the Free German Youth (FDJ). This work provides an in-depth study of the often troubled relationship between the FDJ and East German youth during this period
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 243-249) and index
