Stasi Files

Images taken from the archive of the Federal Commissioner for the Records of the State Security Service of the former German Democratic Republic in Berlin, Germany. The organization also known as the Stasi Records Agency is the federal agency of Germany that houses and preserves the archives of the Ministry of State Security commonly known as Stasi or the secret police and foreign intelligence organization of the former German Democratic Republic. These files contain intimate details observing the intertwined lives of East German citizens throughout the Cold War era.