Uploaded July 2015 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Excerpt from an East German promotional film for a "dienstleistungkombinat," a multi-purpose cleaning center that East Germans could use for laundry, shoe repair, and carpet cleaning. The film was commissioned by DEFA, the state-owned East German film studio which produced these and hundreds of other similar documentary films.

Provided courtesy of the Wended Museum. Hear Studio 360's tour of the museum of Cold War artifacts here:
studio360.org/story/rescuing-soviet-history-before-it-disappears-wende-museum