How could plum jam disappear between socialism and Marxism? Why did East German football fail on the international stage? What secret lay behind the distinctive color of the workers' and farmers' jeans? Alongside surprising answers to these questions, Andreas Staeck offers many more humorous revelations about the failed German socialism experiment. Join an East German child of the Cold War on an entertaining journey between its two German citizenships. For while it touches on some more serious notes, this new East German cultural book primarily encourages smiles!.