[kabar]

They tried but they didn't have the money and the political system didn't help. Still, East Germany was in far better shape than Poland. Among Warsaw pact countries, East Germany was considered something of a paradise by comparison.

I lived in Warsaw for two years (1981-83)and then moved to West Berlin for four years and traveled to East Berlin often. Big difference.

[mylife]

The Russkies were not kind to the Satellite country’s.

[dfwgator]

When you consider how Warsaw was in 1945, it’s amazing they were able to rebuild it at all. Today, it looks very modern, except for that monstrosity known as the “Palace of Culture and Science.”