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East Germany, the Soviet Union, North Korea

During the Cold War, different variants of communist regimes emerged. The German Democratic Republic was considered a success story. In the Soviet Union, the system lurched towards stagnation. North Korea enshrined its militarized isolation from the world in the ideology of "juche" or self-reliance.

English
  • Originally Aired January 1, 2003
  • Runtime 30 minutes
  • Network The Great Courses
  • Created February 25, 2023 by
    RicaRaducanu
  • Modified February 25, 2023 by
    RicaRaducanu