By Katrin Bennhold

Articles from the author

East German men fuelling the far right

Merkel’s Germany is more divided between East and West than ever since reunification

Ebersbach, in eastern Germany, lost seven in 10 of its jobs and almost half its population after the Berlin Wall fell in 1989. It shrank so much that it was forced to merge with the neighbouring town of Neugersdorf

Affluence of Bavaria is belied by the anger

Nationalism comes easier to people in the southeastern German state, which has nurtured a distinct culture over the centuries

NYT

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