Bertold Brecht

1. The Goethe Institute's site (http://www.goethe.de) has an exhibition entitled "Inspired by Brecht" mounted by Exeter College Foundation arts students. The student artwork gives an interesting perspective on Brecht's work (http://www.goethe.de/gr/lon/exhib/inspir/index.htm). In German and English.

2. The home page of the International Brecht Society (http://polyglot.lss.wisc.edu/german/brecht/) has information about Brecht, his theatrical ensemble, the Berliner Ensemble, and links to other Brecht-related sites. Sponsored by the University of Wisconsin-Madison Department of German. Primarily in English.

Zwei deutsche Staaten

1. View cartoons from both German states and visit virtual history displays of the last fifty years at the Haus der Geschichte, in Bonn (http://www.hdg.de/). In German, French, and English.

2. The Berlin Airlift, Berliner Luftbrücke was a pivotal event in the early history of the Federal Republic. Visit an informational site about the events of that time (http://www.usembassy.de/usa/etexts/ga4-berlinairlift.htm). This site is a part of the web site of the US Embassy in Germany (http://www.usembassy.de). In English and German.

Nach der Vereinigung

1. Not everyone is happy that the wall is gone and some miss things from the old GDR. Visit this discussion site on Ostalgie (http://www.sultan-zonk.de/ostalgie/forum/forum.php?seite=28&sess=&forum_id=1&suchtext=&sort=id&sr=DESC), and read some of the entries under Ossi/Wessi. In German.

2. The page The Berlin Wall 1961-1989 (http://www.uncg.edu/~lixlpurc/GIP/berlin_wall.html) presents the history of the wall with slides, videos, and other depictions of the wall. It is a part of Andreas Lixl's impressive German Internet Project (http://www.uncg.edu/~lixlpurc/GIP/index.html). Primarily in English.

3. See why they call Berlin "Europe's biggest construction site." Click on web cams (http://www.cityscope.de/cityscope_de/index.html) showing the major construction areas Spreebogen, the new government quarter, Potsdamer Platz, or Kurfürstendamm.

Deutschland: Die Regierung

1. The official page of the German federal government, the Bundesregierung, (http://www.bundesregierung.de/) gives daily headlines, links to European policy, the Chancellor's home page and more. In German, French, English, and Spanish.On the web site of the State Department, Auswärtiges Amt (http://www.auswaertiges-amt.de/www/en/willkommen/deutschlandinfo) you can find information about all aspects of Germany. In German, English, and French.

2. The official page of the Bundestag, the German Parliament, (http://www.bundestag.de/) gives details about the German Bundestag and the political parties represented in it. In German.