The Infona portal uses cookies, i.e. strings of text saved by a browser on the user's device. The portal can access those files and use them to remember the user's data, such as their chosen settings (screen view, interface language, etc.), or their login data. By using the Infona portal the user accepts automatic saving and using this information for portal operation purposes. More information on the subject can be found in the Privacy Policy and Terms of Service. By closing this window the user confirms that they have read the information on cookie usage, and they accept the privacy policy and the way cookies are used by the portal. You can change the cookie settings in your browser.
The intellectual actively determined Germany’s public and political image. The intelligence of the GDR gave its face to the political power of the SED. Who is an intellectual? Who deserves this title? These are the questions that should be asked in addition to the considerations about the German-German mental states not only in the time of separation but also in the time of the unification of both German states.