Germans in both the FRG and the GDR are moving inexorably in this direction, not the least for self-evident economic reasons.

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For a taste of life in the former East Berlin marvel at the imposing buildings that line Karl-Marx-Allee or visit the DDR Museum (Karl-Liebknecht-Strasse 1) for a hands-on experience of the minutiae of daily life in the GDR.

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