East Germany - Country Study - Detailed Library of Congress study of the German Democratic Republic. Documentaries on East Germany after the Fall of the Berlin Wall - Information on films available for purchase. BBC NEWS | Europe | 'Mini East Germany' planned - The German phenomenon of Ostalgie - nostalgia for the former East Germany - is fuelling plans for a theme park celebrating life in the communist state. History of East Germany - Encyclopedia article on the history of the state from 1945 to 1990. AHF - Nationale Volksarmee - Overview information on the Nationale Volksarmee (NVA), the armed forces of the German Democratic Republic, and on the civilian police force (Volkspolizei). The 1953 revolt in East Germany: violence and betrayal - Anthony Glees writes on the uprising of June 1953 in East Germany arguing that it revealed the true face of a state dependent for its survival on the control and surveillance of its own citizens. GDR Social History - Directory of literature regarding the social and cultural history of the German Democratic Republic (GDR). German Democratic Republic (East Germany) - Information on the state from Spartacus Schoolnet. Uprising in East Germany, 1953 - National Security Archive electronic briefing book on the uprising.