30th Anniversary Of German Reunification Nears

BERLIN, GERMANY - SEPTEMBER 15: Visitors look at kindergarten room that shows what everyday life was like in the former communist East Germany at the DDR Museum on September 15, 2020 in Berlin, Germany. October 3 will mark the 30th anniversary of German reunification. On October 3, 1990, following the end of the Cold War, East Germany and West German reunited to form today's modern Germany. Thirty years later, despite successful social and economic development, distinct eastern and western German identities remain. The DDR Museum in Berlin gives visitors a taste of everyday life in communist-era East Germany, with interactive exhibits for topics including living, sports, shopping, politics and surveillance through the secret police. (Photo by Maja Hitij/Getty Images)