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| Name: | 'FKK in der DDR': East Germany's Socialist Nudism |
| Authors: | Atkins, Curtis |
| Published Date: | 9 Sep. 2024 |
| Indexed Date: | 9 Sep. 2024 |
| Web Link: | https://www.planetnude.co/p/fkk-in-der-ddr-east-germanys-socialist |
| Index Status: | Complete |
| Original Language: | English |
| Genre: | Non-Fiction |
| Citation: | Atkins, Curtis. “'FKK in der DDR': East Germany's Socialist Nudism.” Planet Nude (Substack), 9 Sep. 2024, https://www.planetnude.co/p/fkk-in-der-ddr-east-germanys-socialist |
Summary
The article discusses the history of nudism in the German Democratic Republic (GDR) and its roots in socialist ideology. Despite the initial suppression of nudism, it gained official endorsement as a socialist antidote to the commercialized sexuality of capitalism in the 1970s and '80s. Nudism became a mass phenomenon in the GDR, and it thrived due to public access, becoming a major part of government tourism campaigns and receiving enthusiastic state sponsorship, which stood in stark contrast to the more private and controlled nature of nudism in West Germany. After the reunification of Germany, the end of socialist nudism in the GDR led to the resurgence of limitations and Western influence, causing tensions over differing attitudes towards nudity that still persist today.