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How Did One Optimistic Report From the Stasi Foreshadow the Collapse of Communism?
During the early 80âs, increased tensions marked the new phase of the Cold War. Besides external, the Eastern Bloc countries faced many internal problems as well. The governments of these countries, especially the USSR, tried to spread optimism. But they didnât see (or didnât want to see) that everything would collapse soon. Therefore, itâs interesting to see how the secret reports full of optimism actually revealed the real state of affairs.
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