Jugend im System. All items loose as issued illustrated paper covered lidded box.  - 1964

Berlin.: Senator für Jugend und Sport., 1964. All items loose as issued illustrated paper-covered lidded box. . Box: (32 x 44 x 4 cm).. Collection of 1 filmstrip, 10 original photographs, 4 vinyl records, 4 booklets, and 4 newspapers relating to the 'proper political view and education' of youth in the DDR (Deutsche Demokratische Republik) in East Germany.  Jugend im System is a multimedia collection of classroom materials designed to educate school students in West Germany about the lives of their young peers in the Communist-run East German DDR. The contents are packaged and illustrated throughout with bold 1960s constructivist photomontage designs by Anton Stankowski. Overall it presents a fascinating portrait of the lives of East German school children at the height of the Cold War, shortly after the assassination of John F. Kennedy (most of the included newspapers reference his death). Stankowski's designs for the collection emphasize a sense of ideological control and systemic enmeshment, demonstrating for West German students the extent to which their peers' worldview differed from their own. The introduction is written by Kurt Neubauer, the West German Senator für Jugend and Sport. Until the construction of the Berlin Wall in 1961 Neubauer lived in the eastern part of Berlin. He was one of the members of the German Bundestag who had a residence in the Soviet sector of the city. The contents of the box are: 1. Original filmstrip ""Jugend im System"" in custom-made plastic container. Film shows East German youth marching in parades and at Party rallies; 2. Ten original photographs (each 17 x 22.5 cm) showing East German Youth in parades (May 1st, 1961), demonstrations, and at other political events. Includes a printed list of the photographs and their titles; 3. Four 33 rpm vinyl records each in printed sleeves: a) Der Jugendliche in der Schule. b) Der Jugendliche im Betrieb. c) Jugend und Freizeit. d) Jugend in den Massenorganisationen; 4. Several East German newspapers, including ”Junge Welt. Organ des Zentralrats der FDJ”, “Tribüne. Organ des Bundesvorstandes des FDGB”, and ""Neues Deutschland: Organ des Zentralkomitees der sozialistischen Einheitspartei Deutschlands; 5. Copies of newspaper articles presented in illustrated colour folders. a) Der Jugendliche in den Massenorganisationen. b) Der Jugendliche im Freizeitbereich, c) Der Jugendliche im Betrieb, d) Der Jugendliche in der Schule. 6. Booklets - a) Das ""Gesetzbuch der Arbeit"" der Sowjetzone und das Arbeitsrecht der Bundesrepublik Deutschland. Ein Vergleich (Synopse) von Rechtsanwalt Siegfried Mampel. b) Schule im System: Eine Dokumentationssammlung zum Unterrichtswesen und zur Schulpolitik in der DDR. Herausgegeben vom Senator für Jugend und Sport Berlin. 1963. c) Manfred Wetzel. Gedanken und Anregungen: Kommentar zur Informationskassette ""Jugend im System."" Herausgegeben vom Senator für Jugend und Sport Berlin. d) Horst Grenz. Unsere Jugend und ihr Staat. 7. Pamphlet - “Pressespiegel der Sowjetzone aus Zeitungen und Zeitschriften hinter dem eisernen Vorhang."" 8. Two fold-outs: a) An alle Bezieher der Informationskassette ""Jugend im System"" by Kurt Neubauer, Senator für Jugend und Sport. b) Textanleitung zum Bildband ""Jugend im System.""