The Life of Erich Honecker (English)

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  • Опубликовано: 7 сен 2024
  • A short video about Erich Honecker (1912-1994) the former
    General Secretary of the Socialist Unity Party of Germany in the German Democratic Republic
    References:
    en.wikipedia.o...
    de.wikipedia.o...
    ziegelbrenner wikipedia
    Karl Ludwig Lange wikipedia
    Federal German Archive

Комментарии • 39

  • @alysa1941
    @alysa1941 Год назад +17

    Erich Honecker really wanted to become a farmer in his youth but both he and hIs family lacked the money, for him to become one, he became a roofer as an alternative (because he liked to be outside)!
    This "biography" of him is also very brief!
    I think there are better biographies on him on the Internet, also in English or with English subtitels!

  • @33114567
    @33114567 Год назад +15

    I remember hearing about him in the news, when I was 13 or 14 years old. Turned out that the GDR had received scores of Chilean exiles, so when the Pinochet dictatorship ended, the newly appointed Chilean government was happy to pay back and welcomed him with open arms.
    EDIT: How about doing a video on Paul Schäfer? As a Chilean, I'd love to see the perspective of a German on this nasty character. Keep it up mate!

    • @RobotClean138-lx1bo
      @RobotClean138-lx1bo Месяц назад +1

      @33114567
      It's amazing just how many "survivors" came out of the woodwork, when Uncle Auggie voluntarily gave up power. When Chileans wanted to leave the country, Uncle Auggie didn't stop them.

  • @trj1442
    @trj1442 Год назад +9

    Another excellent episode Wolf. Thankyou for your awesome content.

  • @Carl-Gauss
    @Carl-Gauss Год назад +5

    6:44 Glasnost’ (гласность) is more accurately translated as transparency or publicity though

    • @barrysteven5964
      @barrysteven5964 Год назад +2

      Ozhegov dictionary explains гласность as - *Открытая* и полная информация всего населения о любой общественно значимой деятельности и возможность её свободного и широкого обсуждения. (*Open* and full information of all the population about any socially significant activity and the possibility of its free and wide discussion).
      Yefremova dictionary - доступность, *открытость* как одна из черт подлинной демократии. (access, *openness* as one of the genuine features of a democracry)
      So I think the translation of 'openness' is not incorrect. I don't think 'transparency' (прозрачность) is quite the same as 'гласность'. The stem of the word from Old Russian 'гласъ' being related to 'voice' (голос) implies giving voice to something or speaking openly.

  • @mamok3479
    @mamok3479 Год назад +1

    This is a good video to learn about the history of GDR

  • @oscarmadison8530
    @oscarmadison8530 Год назад +2

    Excellent work,Wolf. Will you create uploads about Gunter Schabowski and Egon Krenz?

  • @MrRezillo
    @MrRezillo 4 месяца назад +5

    What a bastard! Thanks for making this vid.

  • @realerichmielke
    @realerichmielke Год назад +24

    He was a good friend.

    • @nikitakhrushchev8316
      @nikitakhrushchev8316 8 месяцев назад +5

      bro knew him

    • @realerichmielke
      @realerichmielke 8 месяцев назад +6

      ​@@nikitakhrushchev8316 Indeed I did.
      He was a good coworker, and an even better comrade.

  • @theculturedthug6609
    @theculturedthug6609 Год назад +2

    You should keep doing video's about lesser known Nazis because all the well known ones are all over RUclips and you won't get many views from them.

  • @American-Motors-Corporation
    @American-Motors-Corporation 3 месяца назад

    Video on Egon?

  • @SOGONGDONG
    @SOGONGDONG Год назад +4

    2:38 blue meth moment

    • @kfraser3783
      @kfraser3783 Год назад +6

      Never knew Waltuh was leader of East Germany bravo Vince

  • @Arthur-tx8fd
    @Arthur-tx8fd Месяц назад +1

    He is still alive working for the Biden administration

  • @bennyisrael2967
    @bennyisrael2967 Год назад +13

    A great man

    • @HauntedXXXPancake
      @HauntedXXXPancake Год назад

      On contrary - A midget of a man and I
      feel bad for insult short People with that description.

  • @jayklink851
    @jayklink851 Год назад

    👍👍

  • @HauntedXXXPancake
    @HauntedXXXPancake Год назад +1

    If you had somebody in your class who became politically before even
    hitting puberty, you're probably not surprised he turned out to be such an ...

  • @petermitchelmore2592
    @petermitchelmore2592 Год назад +16

    There is a special place in hell for him.

    • @broken1394
      @broken1394 Год назад +2

      No such place unless you live on this side.

    • @jonnewbauer9124
      @jonnewbauer9124 Год назад +1

      HELL IS REAL 👹🤮👎

    • @HauntedXXXPancake
      @HauntedXXXPancake Год назад +3

      I used to think it would have been nice, had he received
      at least some punishment, but dying a common man
      in a far away place was probably a worse punishment than giving him the satisfaction of feeling like an important martyrer in German prison.

    • @jcmontecarlo6123
      @jcmontecarlo6123 Месяц назад

      Biden will be joining him

  • @to_co_jest_prawdziwe
    @to_co_jest_prawdziwe 3 месяца назад

    Disaster