The sweet puppet figure was also an ambassador of the totalitarian dictatorship – Finland’s special relationship with East Germany was reflected in Nukkumat’s visit to Lapland
Sakari Silvola’s new book tells the story of a puppet figure who was supposed to be a gentle ambassador of socialism and a mannequin of success in East Germany.
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Simopekka Virkkula Aamulehti
The sleeping mat rode proudly on the Czechoslovak Tatra tram. At the same time, he showed that public transport between the center of East Berlin and the new concrete suburbs went smoothly. From West Berlin, tram rails were destroyed in the 1960s.
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