Society for German-Soviet Friendship 1949-1990 (East Germany)

Gesellschaft für Deutsch-Sowjetische Freundschaft, DSF

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by Volker Moerbitz Keith

• Introduction
• Description

See also:

• Political Organisations 1949-1990 (East Germany)
• East Germany 1949-1990

Originally founded as Society for the Studies of Soviet Culture to accustom Germans with the rather unfamiliar Russian culture, the organization later became a pure propaganda tool. As an interesting turn of events, with the start of reforms in the Soviet Union, membership increased as a sign of support for Gorbatchev's Perestroika policy.

Volker Moerbitz Keith, 24 January 2001

Its flag was a white (probably 3:5) flag with the organization's emblem in the center. The emblem consisted o