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The GDR, however it may be assessed historically, 

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was, for each and every one of us, 

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with very different experiences,

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the life we had lived up to that point.

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Just as we have all become who we are, 

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we have become who we are here.

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And I regret that the unification process 

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has been reduced to a mere annexation, 

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but I am convinced 

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there are also new opportunities. 

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We can still set the signals

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towards reconciliation

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rather than hostility.

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Truly, they have made an effort.

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You, the construction workers, 

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and our entire people 

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take pride of 

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this Palace of the Republic.

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Our socialist culture

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will also find a homeland here,

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just like the cheerfulness and conviviality 

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of the working people.

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In April 1976, the palace was officially inaugurated.

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So here we are today, to celebrate a festival.

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A celebration of the people of our Republic.

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For this building,

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Palace of the Republic,

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was built by the builders for themselves and their peers,

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erected with the marble of the hard-won,

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the steel of concentration in its halls,

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it will yield thoughts,

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like a mine yields coal.

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Yes,

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Palace of the victors of history.

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Working class, 

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You, construction workers,

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you are the first to be thanked.

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Our task, of course, is to provide information,

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primarily about the Palace of the Republic,

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which represents something completely new of its kind.

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We also provide information about the capital

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and our main task is, in fact, to do everything

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to ensure our guests feel truly at ease in our house.

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Do you speak foreign languages? Yes!

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(Russian) Do you speak Russian?

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Yes, I speak Russian. I used to work as a tour guide.

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(Russian) Do you speak any other languages?

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(Russian) Yes, English as well.

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English. 

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(English) Where were you employed before?

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(English) I was employed at the GDR travel agency.

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To the General Secretary of the Central Committee

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of the Socialist Unity Party of Germany

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Comrade Erich Honecker was elected.

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Hurrah! Hurrah! Hurrah!

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There will be no more GDR.

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The GDR will be nothing

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but a footnote in world history.

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The People’s Chamber declares the accession of the GDR

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to the scope of application of the Basic Constitution of the Federal Republic of Germany

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in accordance with Article 23 of the Federal Constitution

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with effect from 3 October 1990.

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This is available to you in printed paper 201.

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Parliament has decided, no more and no less, 

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than the abolition of the German Democratic Republic on 3 October 1990

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right now.

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The GDR, however it may be historically assessed,

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was for each of us

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– with very different experiences –

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the life we had lived up to that point.

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With immediate effect, the Palace of the Republic,

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due to health risks posed by asbestos,

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is to be closed to all public use.

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Just as we all have become,

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we have become here.