1923 – Terminus. All aboard!
The year 1923 was a fateful year for the Germans. But little was known about what happened that year. Now, after three years of extensive research, the historian Peter Süss has published the book »1923 – Endstation. All aboard!«.
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The Power of Secret Societies
Book presentation
The journalist Hannes Kohlmaier wrote “The Power of Secret Societies”, a book that resembles an insider report. In it he investigates the work of secret societies, explains the fascination they exert on us and shows the power they still have on politics and business today.
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Vatican agents
Book presentation
The Catholic power center was and is a mystery. Opus Die (“God’s work”) is billed as the pope’s combat force, which critics say is akin to a secret service. The recently published book “Spies in the Vatican – The Secret Wars of the Catholic Church” provides new insights.
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Female spies – in the service of the GDR
Presentation and discussion
Six agents of the Cold War are the protagonists of the new documentary series »The Spies – In the Service of the GDR«. They are stories of hopes, disappointments, betrayals, secrets and regrets, but also of enthusiasm for the double life of a spy in a divided country.
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Parallel justice in the GDR
Book presentation
The historian Christian Halbrock has written a book about the Stasi remand centre in Neustrelitz as a system behind the GDR power apparatus. It is about fates, arbitrary justice and the defensive work of the state security with often inconceivable consequences for those affected.
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