Ausblick: Eine Affäre von Krise und Glück

Richter, Hedwig

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“…The Prussian legacy has also played a critical role in the animated discussions surrounding recent publications by Hedwig Richter and Dirk Moses, which have drawn attention to the lasting strains of the Kaiserreich in post-1918 Germany. 84 Around the edges of these discussions are some distinct resonances of the old scholarly debates about the origins and extent of Germany's "Prussification" after 1871. 85 The centrality of the Kaiserreich to these discussions-as well, of course, to the escalating discussions about German colonialism-goes some way in explaining the relative absence of "Prussia" as a referent.…”

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Whither Prussia? Berlin's Humboldt Forum and the Afterlife of a Vanished State

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2022

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From its very conception some thirty years ago, Berlin's Humboldt Forum has been one of contemporary Germany's most controversial cultural initiatives. One aspect of this controversy has been the role of the Prussian past in reunified Germany. Housed in a reconstruction of the Prussian Royal Palace destroyed by the East German communist government in 1950, the visual symbolism of the project spurred a long struggle over the appropriate urban aesthetic for the country's capital city. In the view of many critics, the structure symbolizes the triumph of a particular conservative narrative of national memory that excludes the GDR, downplays National Socialism, and uncritically celebrates the Prussian past. This article traces how public debates about the structure of the Humboldt Forum have served as a vehicle for reflection on Prussian history and its relevance (or irrelevance) for reunified Germany.

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Whither Prussia? Berlin's Humboldt Forum and the Afterlife of a Vanished State

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Ausblick: Eine Affäre von Krise und Glück

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Whither Prussia? Berlin's Humboldt Forum and the Afterlife of a Vanished State

Whither Prussia? Berlin's Humboldt Forum and the Afterlife of a Vanished State

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