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Growing up in East Berlin

STORY BY: Marita Merkel
YEAR: 1967
LOCATION: Berlin, East Germany

Marita grew up in East Germany, but all the stories and the music in BOOM still resonated with her. Having been part of the socialist system, she sees everything from a totally different point of view - at that time, the point of view of what she calls "the enemy".

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