Shunning the father of German unity

Dec 12, 2022

∙ Paid

The Story

A ‘cancel culture’ debate has flared up around the decision by Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock to snub Otto von Bismarck.

She has changed the name of the central meeting room in her ministry from the Bismarck Room (Das Bismarck-Zimmer) to the Hall of German Unity (der Saal der Deutschen Einheit).

Ms Baerbock (Greens) said that the new name ta…

Keep reading with a 7-day free trial

Subscribe to The German Review to keep reading this post and get 7 days of free access to the full post archives.