Highlights
Archival treasures from over 100 years of (film) history, curated in lightboxes on world regions, key historical events, and topics of special interest. Discover the diversity of PROGRESS’ archival holdings and find inspiration for future projects.
1949 - Foundation of the FRG and the GDR
Konrad Adenauer, Wilhelm Pieck, German division, national anthem, constitution
Helmut Schmidt
Federal Chancellor, FRG, Social Democrat, SPD, Interview, German Bundestag
1954 - Battle of Điện Biên Phủ
Indochina War, Independence, Việt Minh, Foreign Legion, Hồ Chí Minh, Nguyên Giáp, Christian Marie de Castries
1949 - Foundation of the People's Republic of China
Mao Zedong, Chiang Kai-shek, civil war, Tian'anmen Square, Communist Party
Angela Merkel | Jürgen Trittin | Horst Seehofer - Anniversaries 2024
Interview, CDU, CSU, Die Grünen, Chancellor, German politics
Angela Davis - 80th birthday
Civil rights, Women´s movement, GDR, Activism, Racism, World Youth Festival 1973
Israel | Palestine
Gaza Strip, Jerusalem, Middle East conflict, Fatah, Yasser Arafat
World War I
Soldier, Battlefield, Trench warfare, POW, Tank, Western front, Eastern front, Uniform, Battleship
World War II
Soldier, Bombing war, Flight and expulsion, Nazi Germany, Atomic bomb, D-Day
Reconstruction after WWII
Postward period, Second World War, Rubble, Destruction, Bombing war
Building the Berlin Wall
Berlin, Border, German division, NVA, Cold War, Iron Curtain
Daily life in the GDR
Culture, Food, Housing, Family, Staatssicherheit, Vacation, Leisure
Women | Equal rights
Emancipation, Abortion, Sexism, Protest, Feminism, Motherhood, Gender equality, Gender roles
Guest Workers | Contract Workers
Labour migration, Integration, Foreign labour, Racism, FRG, GDR
Outer Space | Space Race
Astronaut, Moon landing, Yuri Gagarin, NASA, Valentina Tereshkova, Sigmund Jähn
East and Southeast Asia
Daily life, Culture, Olympic Games 1964, Vietnam War, Korean War
Chile Coup 1973
Unidad Popular, Augusto Pinochet, Salvador Allende, Bombing of La Moneda, Solidarity
Central and Eastern Europe | Central Asia
Soviet Union, Siberia, Moscow, Caucasus, Nature, German-Soviet friendship
