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A former Stasi officer with whom Anna Funder speaks, Hagen Koch was partly responsible for building and mapping out the Berlin Wall in 1961. Later on, however, he became exasperated with the cruelty and bureaucracy of the Stasi, and of the Communist state itself. He resigned from the Stasi and, as an act of rebellion, stole a small plastic plate commemorating his division’s achievements—a “crime” for which various authorities have been trying and, comically, failing to prosecute him for decades.
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Chapter 16
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Was this the point? Was Koch using the available evidence—in this case a bicycle permit—to construct or confirm a story of his father's innocence during the war? There's clearly a portion of the past here that cannot be pinned down with facts, or documents. All that exists is permission to ride a bike.
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Chapter 17
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The Stasi subjected him to disciplinary proceedings on account of ‘inconstancy’, and in their files attributed the remarriage to ‘the repeated negative influence of Frau Koch’.
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Chapter 18
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You know though, it was worth it. All the courage I had is in that plate. The whole shitty little skerrick of it. That’s all I had.
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Hagen Koch Quotes in Stasiland
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Chapter 16
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Was this the point? Was Koch using the available evidence—in this case a bicycle permit—to construct or confirm a story of his father's innocence during the war? There's clearly a portion of the past here that cannot be pinned down with facts, or documents. All that exists is permission to ride a bike.
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Chapter 17
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The Stasi subjected him to disciplinary proceedings on account of ‘inconstancy’, and in their files attributed the remarriage to ‘the repeated negative influence of Frau Koch’.
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Chapter 18
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You know though, it was worth it. All the courage I had is in that plate. The whole shitty little skerrick of it. That’s all I had.
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