1869, Ep. 179 with Andrew Demshuk, author of The Filthiest Village in Europe

Learn more about The Filthiest Village in Europe by Andrew Demshuk: Transcript: Andrew Demshuk is Professor of History at American University and the author of Bowling for Communism. We spoke to Andrew about how a community shrouded by industrial fog and unimaginable pollution became a symbol that galvanized grassroots ecology in East Germany, how campaigns by local citizens exposed serious environmental and economic crises, and how the dreaded Stasi actually played a role in trying to fix what the East German political system could not.

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1869, Ep. 179 with Andrew Demshuk, author of The Filthiest Village in Europe is an episode from 1869, the Cornell University Press Podcast by Cornell Press.

This episode is 00:36:26 long.

This episode was published on Apr 23, 2026.

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