Index

Page numbers refer to the print edition.

Page numbers in italics refer to illustrations.

Abel, Rudolph, 312, 330, 332, 333

Able Archer exercise, 313, 314, 333n2

Afghanistan, 161, 165, 320

airplane hijacking. See hijacking

Alexander Square rally, 76, 77

The Americans (TV series), 316

amnesty, 77, 230, 243

anti-Communist propaganda, 8, 66n26, 96, 283, 284, 314

antisemitism, 15, 31, 32, 46, 62, 204

anxiety, 308, 310, 311, 316, 321–22, 329–30

atheist state, 169, 170, 177

Auschwitz diary, 144, 146, 147, 150, 154n5

Aver’ianov, Vitalii, 184–85

belief systems, 21, 208, 257

Berger, Uwe: about, 16, 17, 105; as censor of literature, 100, 111; and Erich Loest, 114; and Eva Strittmatter, 117–18, 130n12; and Franz Fühmann, 111, 116, 119, 122, 123; and gender politics, 117; and Günter Casper, 107, 123; and Günter Kunert, 114, 127, 130n14; hardline ideological views of, 108, 123–24; and Klaus Poche, 114–15; in literary field, 118–29; and Lutz Rathenow, 17, 111, 116; and Monika Maron, 115; motivation of, 106, 125–26; and Paul Wiens, 109, 110, 111; recruitment of, 105–11; resentment by, 108; reviews by, 111–18, 122, 124, 126; and Sarah Kirsch, 111, 121–25, 127, 130n15; and secret police, 111–18, 126; and secret war on writers, 125–26, 129; Stasi’s irritation with, 130n9; and symbolic capital, 104, 125, 126, 128; travel privileges of, 110; and wife’s illness, 108–9; and Wolf Biermann, 107, 119–22, 130n13; and Wolfgang Hilbig, 115–16

Berlin (movie), 322, 325

Berlin Wall: about, 8, 9, 21; and border-pass agreement, 204–5; construction of, 202, 256, 261, 262, 266; as dangerous border, 204; fall of, 71, 78, 255, 310; images of, 296; trials related to, 78

Biermann, Wolf, 107, 119–22, 130n13

Bird, John (fictitious character), 311, 329

black market, 34, 41, 66n24

blanket surveillance, 307, 308

blurring, cinematography of, 321–31

Bond films. See James Bond films

books and literature: and censorship, 103; and counterrevolutionary stance, 115, 117, 118, 119; reviews of, 99, 101, 102, 104, 111–18; secret war on, 16, 99–115. See also writers

border: depiction of, 296, 297, 299; of East and West Germany, 21, 78, 202, 203, 207, 263, 265, 273, 279, 280, 294–303; as eyesore, 296; guards, 41, 78, 219, 233, 291, 292; images of, 302; imaginary, 294, 295; lackluster, 297; patrolling of, 265, 281, 288, 296, 298; tropes, 294–303

border crossers: about, 19; and border-pass agreement, 204–5; and Communist Party, 205; implications related to, 223–24; income generated through, 205; and intimate relationships, 198–200, 207, 210; and Iron Curtain, 223–24; “position” of, 197; and Stasi, 206–7, 213–24; suspicion about, 207, 210. See also guest workers; Turkish nationals

bourgeois lifestyle, 40, 140, 142, 145

Brandin, Wolf (fictitious character), 267–72

Bridge of Spies (movie), 255, 312–13, 317–20, 329–33

Bundesnachrichtendienst (BND), 5, 255, 295, 308, 311, 312

Busch, Willi (fictitious character), 280–82, 286–302, 287, 300

capitalist systems, 8, 222, 224, 266, 284

Caspar, Günter, 106, 107, 122, 123

censorship process, 100–105, 107, 108, 111, 119

Charman, Matt, 313, 318

Cheka, 18, 181, 185, 187n6

chekist: about, 5, 18, 82, 187n6; and Cold War, 164–65; as guardian angel, 177–86; identification with, 178; and prisoners, 180–81; and repentance, 171–72, 174–75. See also secret police

Chiffriert an Chef (movie), 256, 258, 260, 267–73

CIA: about, 4, 7, 10; and DEFA films, 255, 257, 267, 268, 270, 271; and Ion Mihai Pacepa, 14; and Radio Free Europe, 67n37, 82

cinematography, 308, 318, 321–31

civil liberties, 172, 319

classified information, 112, 261, 267, 314

CNSAS, 153n2

Cold War: about, 1; and chekist, 164–65; and cinematic topography, 257; collaboration during, 19–20; covert operations during, 10–11; culture and ideology of, 11–12, 162; and DEFA films, 255–73; definition of, 6; and enemy types, 6, 10; fear and mistrust during, 12, 22; and foreign policy, 7, 10, 22, 23; and intelligence agencies, 10, 14; and Iron Curtain, 3; and James Bond films, 283–86; as knowledge race, 13; making sense of, 10; and Markus Wolf, 89, 95; and morality, 218–19; news analysis of, 11; and NGC movies, 279–303; population movements during, 9; post–, 1, 7, 21–24, 202, 310–12; propaganda, 6–11, 236–37, 241

Cold War stories. See spy stories

Communism: East German, 80, 84; fall of, 13; and Markus Wolf, 76, 83; “sources” used during, 139, 153n2

Communist autobiography, 77–80, 96

Communist Party: and border crossing, 205; German, 73, 84; Romanian, 29, 30, 140; and Samuel Feld, 32, 34, 36, 59

contract workers. See foreign workers

counterespionage, 29, 59, 67n36, 263

counterintelligence work, 10, 81, 83, 84, 163, 283

counterrevolutionary stance, 115, 117, 118, 119

“critical geopolitics,” 281, 282, 303

Critical Geopolitics (Tuathail), 281

cross-border relationships, 198–200, 207, 210

Cuban missile crisis, 8, 21, 261, 284

cultural authorities, 144, 147, 285

cultural memories, 247, 248, 315, 316, 331

cultural politics, 100, 109, 116, 118, 120, 122

currency exchange, 205

curtain of lies, 11–13

Das unsichtbare Visier (TV series), 260, 274n8, 282

declassified files, 1, 100, 102, 163, 229

DEFA films, 255–73

defectors, 14, 107, 176, 256

Der Westen leuchtet! (movie), 279

Der Willi-Busch-Report (movie), 279–81, 286–94, 296–97, 299–303

Deutsche Film-Aktiengesellschaft (DEFA) films, 255–73

Deutschland 83 (TV series), 22, 274n7, 307–8, 313–16, 323–24, 331

Diamonds Are Forever (movie), 303n5

digital monitoring, 22, 309, 331

dissident movement, 165, 170, 182, 183

domestic surveillance. See surveillance

Donovan, James, 312–13, 318, 330, 331, 332

double agents, 14, 256–58, 260, 263, 265, 270

Dr. No (movie), 262, 282, 284

drug smuggling, 198, 215, 221

Dudko, Dmitrii: about, 18, 165–68; autobiographical writings by, 174–77; confession of, 168–70; death of, 181; and KGB, 161–62, 165, 186; life story of, 174; popularity of, 165; public disgrace of, 174, 175; recantation of, 166, 168, 176, 184, 188n20; reflection on, 184–85; relationship of, with investigator, 177–80; as repentant dissident, 181–83; and security apparatus, 164; and Soviet state, 172, 173, 178–79; and “telerepentance,” 161, 170–73; television appearance by, 166, 168

East Berlin: about, 12, 20; and Alexander Square rally, 76, 77; cross-border encounters in, 200–201; foreign workers in, 203, 204, 216; Horst Fischer’s trial in, 241–44; Markus Wolf in, 74; reasons for visiting, 215; Turkish concentration in, 198; women of, 208, 209, 214–16, 221, 222, 224

Eastern Bloc: about, 4, 9, 10; covert operations in, 10–11; and fear of imperialists, 12; and HVA, 82; and secret files, 14–15

East Germany: and Alexander Square rally, 76, 77; and border, 202; and espionage, 71, 81, 86, 96; and guest-worker program, 199, 215; hijacking trial reaction in, 237–41; and immigration wave, 9; literary perspective on, 244–45; political repression in, 82, 83, 88; population decline in, 202; secret police’s role in, 6; and xenophobia, 204, 215, 216, 225n3

Edel, Peter, 121

emigration through marriage, 208, 209

enemy state, 283, 308, 309

enemy types, 6, 10

espionage: about, 1–3, 16, 21, 24; in DEFA films, 255–73; East German, 71, 81, 86, 96; foreign, 82, 260, 267, 271; Markus Wolf as head of, 82–83; in NGC movies, 279–303; post–Cold War, 310–12. See also intimacy; secret police; surveillance

“Evil Empire” speech, 314

extermination camps, 35, 38, 49, 65n18, 66n27

fascism, 8, 42, 80, 141

fear and mistrust, 12, 22, 290, 308

Federal Republic of Germany (FRG), 205, 255

Feld, H., 41, 42, 43

Feld, Samuel: about, 15, 29–30, 34; academic career of, 36; accomplishments of, 39, 47; accusations by and against, 41–42, 44, 53, 57–58; adjectives used for, 52; attitude of, 52, 57–58; and cadre file, 32, 36, 38, 46, 47, 63n4; childhood events of, 65n22; communication of, with author, 62, 63n1, 64n7, 67n36; contradictions related to, 47–48; denials by, 43–44; denunciation of, 32, 42, 48, 52, 58, 62; as devoted Communist, 34–35, 40, 46; dismissal of, 29, 32, 44, 48, 55, 58–59; dissatisfaction with, 55; early life of, 33–34; emigration application of, 60; family members of, 35, 38, 40–48; file stories of, 31–32, 61, 62; informative notes about, 61; as “informer number 2,” 36, 38, 39; investigation of, 36, 38, 40–59; marriage of, 35–36, 46, 47, 48; and Mihailov incident, 49, 50, 51; moral transgressions by, 55; multilayered story of, 30–31; negligence by, 49–50; odd jobs performed by, 34; postdismissal period of, 59, 61–63; and regime change, 54–55; résumé of, 37; “scientific” approach used by, 52; and secret police, 34, 54, 64n14; self-critical reflection of, 56; surveillance file of, 59, 61; as victim, 33; and Zionist organizations, 38, 40

file stories: about, 1, 15; of Ana Novac, 144–53; configuring, 138–39; definition of, 31, 138; of Samuel Feld, 31–32, 61, 62. See also Securitate files; Stasi files

films and television: cinematography and staging of, 308, 318; fictional representations in, 20–21; funding and marketing of, 331–32; about hijacking, 229, 230; “liquid surveillance” in, 309–10; “nationalist fantasy” portrayal in, 258; political ambiguity in, 331–33; and Stasi, 260. See also specific films and series

Fischer, Horst: about, 229; arrest of, 234, 235; interrogations of, 242; sentence of, 241; Stasi files on, 242; under surveillance, 231–32, 243–44; and travel documents, 233; trial of, 241–44

foreign espionage. See espionage

foreign intelligence, 71, 75, 80, 82–83, 88, 95

foreign policy, 7, 10, 22, 23

foreign workers, 203, 204, 216, 218, 219

For Eyes Only (movie), 256–58, 260–66, 270, 272, 273, 282

Fühmann, Franz, 111, 116, 119, 122, 123

gender roles, 199, 208

geopolitical boundaries, 281, 299

German Autumn (1977), 21, 237, 286, 290

German border, 202, 279, 280, 294–303

German Democratic Republic (GDR): about, 71; and border crossing, 203–5; censorship in, 100–104; collapse of, 72, 78, 79, 87; and HVA, 80, 82, 83; and Markus Wolf, 74, 84, 85, 88; and publishing world, 102; spy film genre in, 256–58, 260–67, 269–71; treaty signed by, 203; trials related to, 78; “Turkish Problem” for, 198

German-German border, 78, 263, 265, 273

German unification, 73, 77, 80, 86, 90, 93, 128–29, 246, 248

Gorbachev, Mikhail, 76, 77, 84, 85

The Green Hornet (TV show), 293

guest workers: about, 19, 197; discrimination against, 214; files on, 207; opinion about, 199–200; permits for, 206; personal gains obtained by, 219; role of, 200; and SED, 204; and Stasi, 220–23. See also Turkish nationals

Hanks, Tom, 312

Hansen (fictitious character), 261–66, 270, 271

Harsányi, Zimra. See Novac, Ana

Hauptverwaltung Aufklärung (HVA), 71, 75, 79–84, 90, 313–15

Hesse, Horst, 256, 260, 261, 265, 274n14, 275n19

hijacking: about, 229–30; diplomatic problems after, 237–38; by Hans Detlef Alexander Tiede, 235–36; of Landshut, 237, 238, 239; literary adaptation of, 230–31, 244–49; planning and flight for, 231–37; sightseeing tour after, 237; Stasi files on, 229–50; travel documents for, 233–34; treaty signed after, 238, 239; trial related to, 237–41

Hilbig, Wolfgang, 17, 111, 115–16, 125

Honecker, Erich, 74, 78, 84, 85, 326, 327

human rights, 161, 163, 165, 171, 273

images: of allies and enemies, 257; of Berlin Wall, 296; of the border, 302; of doubling, 324, 330; fast-moving, 310, 322, 325; focused and blurred, 323, 324; mirrorlike, 292

immigration, 9, 59, 67n36, 154n8, 224

imperialism and imperialists, 8, 12, 54, 272

informative notes: of “Karl Fischer,” 147–52, 156n22, 156n25; of “Magda,” 144–47; about Samuel Feld, 61; and target identity, 139, 152

inner-German border, 21, 203, 207

intelligence agencies, 7, 14, 71, 82, 92–93, 314

intelligence officers, 13–15, 256

intimacy: about, 197–98; and betrayal, 212; and cross-border relationships, 198–200, 207, 210; and guest-worker program, 199; historical context of, 202–7; and “Mesut” and “Corinna” episode, 210–12; and theme of lovers, 207–13; and “Tunte” and “Number 279594” episode, 216–17

Iron Curtain, 1, 2, 3, 9, 19, 255

James Bond films: about, 92, 257; and Cold War politics, 283–86; and Der Willi-Busch-Report, 280; and For Eyes Only, 262, 265–66; irony in, 285, 286; views on, 274n9

Judgment in Berlin (Stern), 230, 231, 239

“Karl Fischer,” 139, 147–52, 153n4, 155n11, 156n21, 156n23

KGB: about, 5, 13–14, 17–18, 23; collaborating with, 176; and Dudko episode, 161–62, 165, 186; Fifth Directorate of, 170, 171; and human rights, 171; and infiltration of the church, 167, 183; and security apparatus, 163–64, 174–76, 182–83, 187n6, 260

Kirsch, Sarah, 111, 121–25, 127, 130n15

Kohl, Helmut, 77, 274n14, 327

Komitet gosudarstvennoĭ bezopasnosti. See kgb

“Kovacs Peter,” 150, 151

Kunert, Günter, 100, 114, 121, 125, 130n10, 130n14

Landshut hijacking, 237, 238, 239

life story: of Ana Novac, 140–43, 154n5; of Dmitrii Dudko, 174; of Markus Wolf, 72, 85, 87, 91, 95, 96

life writing, 31, 63n5, 78, 95, 164

“liquid surveillance,” 22, 30, 309–10

literature. See books and literature

The Lite Trap (movie), 279, 286

Loest, Erich, 17, 111, 114, 122

love-based relationships. See intimacy

“Magda,” 139, 144–48, 150–52, 153n4

Man without a Face (Wolf), 79, 80, 82, 85, 93, 94

Maron, Monika, 17, 111, 115, 122, 125, 131n18

marriage, 208, 209, 218

marriage-like relationships. See intimacy

“Mesut” and “Corinna” episode, 210–12

Mihailov incident, 49, 50, 51

Ministry for State Security. See Stasi

mistrust and fear, 12, 22, 290, 308

Moonraker (movie), 285, 286

moral ambiguity, 22, 323

Moscow Olympics, 161, 165

narrative focalization, 312, 316

nationalism, 141, 174

national security, 7, 8, 271, 319

National Security Agency (NSA), 307, 308

NATO: and Able Archer, 313, 314; and Rainer Rupp, 74, 81; response of, to attacks from Soviet Union, 8; as “security community,” 7–8; and Warsaw Pact, 8, 23, 255

Nazism, 8, 80

Nelly (fictitious character), 311, 320, 328, 329, 330

New German Cinema (NGC), 279, 282, 290, 302

Novac, Ana: about, 139–40; and Auschwitz diary, 144, 146, 147, 150, 154n5; on blacklist, 143, 156n17; file story of, 144–53; life story of, 140–43; marriages of, 141–42; under surveillance, 153n4; as target, 152; as writer, 140–41

nuclear arms race, 123, 324

nuclear war, 80, 314

Octopussy (movie), 285, 286

On My Own Behalf (Wolf), 76

Orthodox Church, 166, 167, 168, 180, 182, 183

Pacepa, Ion Mihai, 14; Red Horizons, 14

paranoia, 280, 282, 286, 290, 301, 322

peer reviews, 99, 104, 111, 112, 129

pluri-medial networking, 307, 315–21

Poche, Klaus, 17, 111, 114–15, 125

police files, 14, 20, 31, 100, 137–38, 169

Polish secret service, 234, 235, 238

Politburo members, 93, 104, 120, 130n13

political ambiguity: in Bridge of Spies, 330; in Deutschland 83, 307–8, 323–24; on screen, 331–33; in spy stories, 307–33

political repression, 82, 83, 88

“popular geopolitics,” 280–82, 294, 301, 302, 303

pornography, 218, 219

Powers, Gary, 312, 313, 333

propaganda: Cold War, 6–11, 236–37, 241; Communist, 8; and “curtain of lies,” 11–13; “gray” and “black,” 10; as weapon of choice, 6

publishing world, 102–4. See also books and literature

Radio Free Europe, 7, 12, 14, 18, 67n37, 82

Rathenow, Lutz, 17, 111, 116

Rauch, Martin (fictitious character), 324, 325, 326, 327

Reagan, Ronald, 314

Red Army Faction (RAF), 21, 237, 286

Red Horizons (Pacepa), 14

refugees, 9, 11–13, 73, 211, 238, 320

Romania, 6, 29–30, 140

romantic relationships. See intimacy

Romeo agents, 92–93

Rupp, Rainer, 74, 81

Ruske, Ingrid: about, 229; acquittal of, 240; amnesty granted to, 243; early life of, 232; interview of, 244; under surveillance, 231–32, 243–44; and travel documents, 233; trial of, 237–41

Rylance, Mark, 312

satellite states, 5, 6, 8, 18, 23, 164

Schilling, Niklaus, 279, 285, 286, 289

Schuster, Paul, 141, 144, 147, 148, 150

Schwochow, Christian, 320

Schwochow, Heide, 320

Second Cold War, 9, 161, 186n1

Second World War, 3, 80, 281, 299

secret police: about, 5–6; files of, 14, 20, 31, 100, 137–38, 169; and former dissidents, 171–72; and informants, 99; and Orthodox Church, 166–67; role of, 6; and Samuel Feld, 34, 54, 64n14; and Uwe Berger, 111–18, 126

secret service(s). See specific organizations

Securitate files, 15, 30, 154n8

Securitate officers, 14–15, 30, 40, 54–55, 59

Snowden, Edward, 307, 308, 321

socialism: about, 16; gray-on-gray, 125; and Markus Wolf, 74, 83, 89, 95; plays related to, 142–43; writers’ stance toward, 112, 113, 114

Socialist Unity Party (SED): about, 72; and abuse of power, 88–89; and guest-worker program, 204; and Markus Wolf, 84, 90; media controlled by, 259; traumatic rupture for, 77–78

Soviet security apparatus, 163–64, 174–76, 182–83, 187n6, 260

Soviet Union: about, 4; and Dmitrii Dudko, 172, 173, 178–79; and GDR, 205; and HVA, 82, 90; Markus Wolf in, 77; post–, 23, 164, 174–77, 182, 187n6, 188n29; response to attacks from, 8; secret police’s role in, 6

Spielberg, Steven, 255, 307, 312, 318–19

Spionagechef im geheimen Krieg (Wolf), 79, 86, 93, 94

spy films: biographical connection in, 318–19; Bridge of Spies, 255, 312–13; cinematography and staging of, 308, 318; as cliché, 285; by DEFA, 255–73; For Eyes Only, 256–58, 260–66; loyalty in, 312–13; by NGC, 279–303; Westen, 303, 307, 310–12, 320, 327, 331–32. See also films and television

“Spy Mania,” 282–83

spy narratives, 1, 19, 286–94

spy stories: about, 1, 2, 3, 14; and Ana Novac, 139–53; and classified information, 112, 261, 267, 314; and declassified files, 1, 100, 102, 163, 229; and Dmitrii Dudko, 161–86; and hijacking, 229–49; and intimate relationships, 197–224; and Markus Wolf, 71–97; in movies, 281–82, 286, 288–89; political ambiguity in, 307–33; reaffirming border through, 299; and Samuel Feld, 29–63; and Uwe Berger, 99–129

Stasi: agents of, 71, 258, 271, 272, 295; and Alexander Square rally, 76, 77; archives of, 17, 100, 200, 230, 231, 248; and border crossing, 206–7, 213–24; censorship in, 100–104; and DEFA films, 259–73; and intimate relationships, 208–10, 218; and Markus Wolf, 5, 71, 88, 93; portrayals of, 260; and publishing world, 102–4; and secret services, 234, 235, 238; secret society of, 125–28; as “sword and shield,” 103, 206; and “unofficial collaborators,” 99; and Uwe Berger, 124; working for, 201, 220–23; and Writers Guild, 107, 109, 119, 121–24

Stasi files: declassified, 102, 229; destruction of, 71–72, 75; on guest workers, 207; on hijacking, 229–50; on Horst Fischer, 242; recovery of, 15; on Turkish nationals, 198–99; and Uwe Berger, 107, 124, 130n16. See also police files

Stasi informer(s): about, 16–17; as experts, 103; Hermann Kant as, 101; motivation of, 106; Peter Edel as, 121; recruitment of, 99, 103; and sense of belonging, 127–28; types of, 103; Werner Neubert as, 121

Stern, Herbert J., 238–39, 245, 249n6; Judgment in Berlin, 230, 231, 239

Stiller, Werner, 14, 71, 107–8

Stockholm syndrome, 178

storytelling, 1, 2, 32, 40, 137, 302

Strittmatter, Eva, 117–18, 130n12

Strubel, Antje Rávic: Tupolew 134, 230, 247, 248

superpowers. See Soviet Union; United States

surveillance: about, 9–11, 20–22; Ana Novac under, 153n4; anxiety about, 308, 310, 318; blanket, 307, 308; and border, 287; and civil liberties, 319; current politics of, 318; and data flow, 310; definition of, 308; domestic, 82, 83, 271; Ingrid Ruske and Horst Fischer under, 231–32, 243–44; movies representing, 280, 286, 321; Paul Wiens under, 109, 110; post–Cold War, 310–12. See also espionage

target identity, 17, 138, 139, 148, 152

terrorism, 20, 238, 243, 290

Third Reich, 80, 84, 249n6

Tiede, Hans Detlef Alexander: about, 229; arrest of, 236; sentence of, 240; and travel documents, 233; trial of, 237–41

totalitarian regimes, 10, 103, 153n2, 184, 185, 200

tracing and tracking. See surveillance

transit camp, 320, 328, 329

travel documents, 233–34, 241

Tuathail, Gearóid Ó.: Critical Geopolitics, 281

“Tunte” and “Number 279594” episode, 216–17

Tupolew 134 (Strubel), 230, 247, 248

Turkish nationals: about, 19, 197; border crossing by, 198; and East-West confusion, 206; files related to, 198–99; intimate relationship with, 212–15; and social exclusion, 213–14; suspicion of, 218; tracking of, 215–17; transgressions by, 201–2, 218–19; from West Berlin, 199–200; working for Stasi, 201, 220–23

United States: about, 4; and BND, 5, 255, 295, 308, 311, 312; foreign policy of, 7; and hijacking trial, 238; position of, during Cold War, 257

U.S. Department of State, 239

Vassily (fictitious character), 328, 329

Voice of America, 7, 12, 65

Warsaw Pact, 8, 23, 255

Wax, Hans, 260, 274n14

Wegner, Bettina, 117

West, 9, 12–13, 114–15

West Berlin: about, 19, 140; sightseeing tour through, 237; social exclusion in, 213–14; Tiede and Ruske trial in, 237–41; Turkish nationals from, 199–200

Westen (movie), 303, 307, 310–12, 320, 327, 331–32

West Germany: about, 8, 21; and border, 202; and guest-worker program, 200, 204; and Markus Wolf, 74, 81, 83; and Samuel Feld, 57, 59; and secret services, 288, 295

Wiens, Paul, 109–13, 123, 130n7, 130n9

Winger, Anna, 316, 317

Winger, Jörg, 316, 317

Wolf, Konrad, 74, 76

Wolf, Markus: about, 14, 16; and admissions of guilt, 87–88; at Alexander Square rally, 76–77; books written by, 72, 76, 95–97; and Communism, 76, 83; comparison of, to James Bond, 91–92; and credibility, 85–90; death of, 77; and disclaimer about omissions, 86; early life of, 73–77; in East Berlin, 74; and Erich Honecker, 84, 85; as fan of spy fiction, 90–91; and GDR, 74, 84, 85, 88; as head of espionage, 82–83; as ladies’ man, 91; life story of, 72, 85, 87, 91, 95, 96; Man without a Face, 79, 80, 82, 85, 93, 94; marriage of, 73–75; memoirs of, 79, 80; narrative strategy of, 76, 81, 86, 90; On My Own Behalf, 76; personnel file of, 97n3; remorse and shame of, 87, 89, 93; resignation letter of, 75, 79; retirement of, 74–75, 84; rumors about, 90–97; and secret services, 80, 92, 96; and SED, 84, 90; sentence of, 79; and socialism, 74, 83, 89, 95; in Soviet Union, 77; Spionagechef im geheimen Krieg, 79, 86, 93, 94; and Stasi, 5, 71, 88, 93; as storyteller, 80–85; on trial, 78, 79; and “Troika” project, 75; and victimization, 89–90; views of, on boss, 83–84; as wanted man, 94

Workers Leaving the Factory (movie), 321

World War II, 179, 239, 249n6, 255

writers: about, 99–100; Ana Novac, 139–53; Bettina Wegner, 117; Erich Loest, 17, 111, 114, 122; Eva Strittmatter, 117–18, 130n12; Franz Fühmann, 111, 116, 119, 122, 123; Günter Casper, 106, 107, 122, 123; Günter Kunert, 100, 114, 121, 125, 130n10, 130n14; Klaus Poche, 17, 111, 114–15, 125; Lutz Rathenow, 17, 111, 116; Monika Maron, 17, 111, 115, 122, 125, 131n18; monitoring of, 101; Paul Wiens, 109–13, 123, 130n7, 130n9; and peer reviews, 99, 104, 111, 112, 129; Peter Edel, 121; repression of, 125; Sarah Kirsch, 111, 121–25, 127, 130n15; secret war on, 125–26, 129; Wolf Biermann, 107, 119–22, 130n13; Wolfgang Hilbig, 17, 111, 115–16, 125. See also Berger, Uwe; censorship process

Writers Guild, 107, 109, 119, 121–24

Writers Union, 143, 144, 147, 155n17

xenophobia, 204, 215, 216, 225n3

Yalta Conference, 299, 300

Zionist movement, 40, 58

Zionist organizations, 38, 47, 58, 66n30