Insider reads on: Angela Merkel's early plans in Germany!

Insider reads on: Angela Merkel's early plans in Germany!

Wartburgkreis. An insider book reveals the secrets of German unity!

"I'm a collector!", Matthias Gehler calls enthusiastically and captivates the audience in the Gerstunger "Rautenkranz". The former government spokesman for the last GDR government made its way into the Wartburg district to get out of his new book "Do you want the unity, or not?" to read. But that's not just a dry reading - it is a gripping conversation with moderator Peter Rossbach, head of the local editorial team of TA/TLZ Eisenach, about the exciting events of 1990 when the wall fell and the unit assumed shape.

insights into the history of unity

During this unforgettable evening, Gehler unfolds a captivating story about the events between the peaceful revolution and the final German unity. "I didn't know that she was going to be a chancellor!" Gehller admits and shows an original letter from young Angela Merkel, who at that time gave her promise for the position of deputy government spokeswoman. The 70-year-old looks back and paints a lively picture of the political actors who steered the nation's fortunes. In the short time between the Volkskammer election in March 1990 and the historical day of German unity on October 3, he describes the challenge of transforming a government that wanted to abolish itself while at the same time striving for a new, harmonious coexistence between east and west.

With a wink, Gehler tells of the secret conversations in the back rooms and the emotional barriers that were more difficult to overcome than the political. The evening in Gerstungen became a lively journey of discovery through the recent German history and left the audience banned, while Gehler sparked his passion for the topic with every word.