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Alexandra Prinzessin von Wrede

Born 12 May 1970

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  1. 12 May 1970

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During her lifetime

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The 1970s · Alexandra is born

Around the world1973–1974

The oil crisis

Arab oil producers cut supplies and the price of oil quadrupled; petrol queues and inflation followed around the world.

At the table

The iconic West German Toast Hawaii

In West Germany during the 1970s, Toast Hawaii became a popular, iconic meal consisting of sandwich bread topped with ham, a canned pineapple ring, and processed cheese, often garnished with a maraschino cherry.

What people wore

The iconic blue shirt of GDR youth

The blue shirt of the Free German Youth, an iconic FDJ garment, was worn by young people in the GDR on special occasions like public holidays and the first day of school.

Getting around

Shifting from bicycles to mass motorization

In the early postwar years, people primarily relied on bicycles, buses, and trains, with motorcycles becoming a popular initial step toward mass motorization. By the mid-1950s, affordable small cars like the BMW Isetta and the Volkswagen Beetle made individual car travel increasingly common for ordinary people.

What it cost

Average monthly wages in 1989

In 1989, the average gross monthly wage for an East German worker was 1,100 Mark, while in West Germany, the average was 3,300 DM.

Music

The Mundorgel songbook ritual

For many young people in the 1970s and 1980s, the Mundorgel, a small red book of folk songs, was an essential companion during church youth trips, campfires, and hikes. Its distribution was a ritual, with booklets often collected back after use to be reused by others.

Daily life

Affordable school lunches in the GDR

Eighty-five percent of children received a warm lunch at school, with parents typically paying 50 pfennigs per meal. Popular choices included Spirelli pasta with tomato sauce and Jagdwurst.