01 Berlin: Resurrection Symphony Potsdamer Platz, site of a concert with 8 choirs from all over Europe and 5 orchestras. Lorin Maazel, close-up, conducts Gustav Mahler's 2nd Symphony in c minor the resurrection Symphony. Christa Ludwig sings. The revenue is intended to be a foundation for the promotion of cultural exchange in East and West.
(47 m) 02 all-German election campaign poster FDP with Hans Dietrich Genscher - the gray - PDS - CDU Kohl Chancellor for Germany - SPD-Lafontaine. Young girl with gingerbread heart Oskar. Oskar Lafontaine in Hamburg, Germany in beer tent on DOM actuality: "we are the party with the largest democratic tradition. 127 years of history SPD mean democracy and suppression at the same time." Clapping.
Crowd. Coal is our man. Helmut Kohl between people interview: "my heartfelt plea to all of you is that you give your Erststimme him, so... "Clapping.
Hans Dietrich Genscher and wife in polling station election. Cameramen. Soviet correspondent Wladimir Kondratjew o-ton: "That of course for us is of great importance, because now the cooperation with Germany for us has a very big importance because Germany, helps US in our upheavals in our transformation."
The CDU party headquarters. "Pierre Thivolet speaks live interview for French television:"... comme vous can le constater... "Interview:" I think that in France at the time some French a little fear, what of from this new Germany might come. ' " That was very important that this new Federal Government ever more committed to the European Community and the construction of European unity."
After the announcement of the election results of Oskar Lafontaine recorded interview: "we have lost the election. It has no sense at all to talk around it."
Helmut Kohl in crowd after victory o-ton: "... This is a day of joy." Beside him Volker Rühe, Hannelore Kohl.
(100 m) 03 political encounters - a State visits. Michail Gorbatschow in Bonn - German-Soviet Treaty of German and Soviet flags, large. Palais Schaumburg. Gorbachev and Kohl before the press. Among the listeners of Waigel, Seiters, Schewarnadse. Helmut Kohl interview: "we draw a line under the painful chapter of the past and clear the way for a new start. We are opening the way for a comprehensive cooperation of our States and give their relationship a new quality, which is in the interest of our peoples and in the interest of peace in Europe as a result."
Michail Gorbatschow o-ton: (translation) "today is a special day in the centuries-long history of our countries - and also in European history. Gorbachev and Kohl signed contract. Replacement of the fountain pen, the deeds and handshake. The Speyer Cathedral. Gorbachev and Kohl go through crowd. Flowers. Gorbi calls.
(88 m) b. George Bush in Oggersheim US stander cars. George and Barbara Bush, Helmut and Hannelore Kohl faced the House of Kohl's. "George Bush interview: (translation) we want to you and Mrs. Kohl for your extraordinary hospitality thank."
c. German Polish border treaty meeting Helmut Kohl and Prime Minister Mazowiecki in Frankfurt / Oder on tall masts German and Polish flags. Welcome Kohl and Mazowiecki. Cameramen. Stroll across the bridge to the Polish Slubice. Genscher and the Polish Foreign Minister signed the german Polish border treaty, which makes the boundary also under international law final.
04. CSCE Conference in Paris George Bush interview: (close up) "The cold war over is!" Mitterrand salutes its guests Gorbachev-Bush-Kohl. Meeting room. Kohl next to Bush. Leaders sign agreement for freedom, human and civil rights for all. François Mitterand actuality: (translation) "I declare the old Europe for buried, long live the new, the dynamic, the strong Europe where everyone feels at home." Gorbachev applauds - Bush clap - clap Thatcher - claps cabbage.
(34 m) 05. porcelain city Meissen cityscape, Elbe, townhouses, market. Porcelain factory, founded in 1710 by Augustus the strong. The crossed swords of the city emblem as trademarks. Meissen porcelain figurines. Plates. Production operations. Crafted of highly qualified skilled personnel.
(57 m) 06 ice hockey kids 4-5jährige boys ice hockey dress on the ice. Falling out and tests of courage on skates. Playing with Puck and stick. Training game with adults. Falling and standing back up on the ice. Competition of the 9-11jährigen. Advertisement at the gang: Bauhaus - Sparkasse - Odenwald electrical equipment.
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01 resurrection Symphony 1'35 Berlin: Potsdamer Platz, until a year ago still severed by the wall and barbed wire. On this day: Place of a musical fusion of East and West. The American Lorin Maazel conducts Gustav Mahler's 2nd Symphony in c minor: the resurrection Symphony.
The work has symbolic power: Europe rises again. Star soloists, 5 renowned Orchestra and 8 choirs from all over Europe make a force this evening.
The large Open-Air concert proceeds benefit a new Foundation, which will promote the cultural exchange between East and West.
A Masterful final for a sonorous premiere in Berlin.
02. all-German elections 2'20 the last moments before a choice on which the Germans have waited more than five decades: the first free all-German elections.
2'30 23 political parties campaigned to around 60 million eligible voters. The "Chancellor of Germany" proved in the last year of "Fortune"; every other candidate had to have it hard.
2'45 "we are the party with the largest democratic tradition. 127 years of history SPD mean democracy and suppression at the same time.
2'54 social justice and ecological renewal of industrial society - headlines to attract mainly young voters hoped that Oskar Lafontaine.
3'06 in the few weeks of the campaign was to encourage the residents of the five new Länder of the former GDR, despite great economic problems of the future.
3'21 under Helmut Kohl was the German unit — on him the hopes of these people are.
3'29 Hans Dietrich Genscher. Also in his residence, the longest-serving is Secretary of State of the world in the spotlight of the international press.
3'41 his vote is newsworthy for the Soviet television and Wladimir Kondratjew. 3'52 of the long-standing Soviet correspondent knows what interests viewers in Moscow and Vladiwostok in the first all-German election: 4'01 "That of course for us is of great importance, because now the cooperation with Germany for us has a very big importance because Germany, helps US in our upheavals in our transformation."
4'20 8: 00. The CDU party headquarters: Pierre Thivolet live for French television. -He said us: 4'29 "I think that in France at the time some French a little fear, what of from this new Germany might come." That was very important that this new Federal Government ever more committed to the European Community and the construction of European unity."
4'51 this new Federal Government is the old. -The Social Democrats won only 33.5 percent of the vote. But their candidate Lafontaine talks about the disappointment not nice: 5'05 "We the election lost. It has no sense to talk around it at all. "..."
5'11 worse it met the West German Greens. They are no longer represented in the Bundestag.
5'18 the Chancellor, who resolutely carried out the unit, is the brilliant winner. With 43.8 percent of the votes, he could notice with satisfaction: 5'28 "this is a day of joy!"
5'30 a new beginning and a challenge: a major task is the creation of new countries and their economic integration. -Together with the free Democrats, the CDU/CSU under Helmut Kohl wants to compensate the living conditions of the people in the old and new Länder in the next four years.
03. political meetings a) German Soviet Vertraq 5'58 of the time for a german Soviet meeting was perfectly chosen. Exactly one year after the opening of the inner German border, Michail Gorbatschow came to Bonn with German Chancellor Helmut Kohl to sign a Treaty on good-neighbourly relations and cooperation of between the two States.
6'16 Kohl: "we draw a line under the painful chapter of the past and make the way free for a fresh start. We are opening the way for a comprehensive cooperation between of our States and give a new quality - a quality that is in the interest of our peoples and in the interest of peace in Europe this ihrera relationship."
6'36 and President Gorbatschow said the Chancellor: "Today is a special day in the centuries-long history of our countries - and also in European history."
6'47 35 years after establishing diplomatic relations, and 20 years after the Treaty on renunciation of violence, the present contract contains a non-aggression pact, the two sides also all other States invite you to. It should not remain when replacing the fountain pen. Economy, science, culture: both countries want to cooperate more closely. The handshake between Mikhail and Helmut, how they talk to lately is more than just a gesture.
7'16 at the Cathedral of Speyer, in the home of the Chancellor, it was once again visible: the Germans are grateful to Gorbachev for his contribution to the changes in Europe, the German unit was made possible by the. And it will also help him and the people of the USSR - in the sense of humanity and peace.
(B) George Bush in Oggersheim 7'38 a relaxed atmosphere a few days later when Helmut Kohl at home: George and Barbara Bush to guest. The American President came as a confidant - world politics in the living room. Bush was allowed to try natürlie also Helmut Kohl's favorite dish. 7'55 Bush: "We would like to thank you and Mrs. Kohl for your extraordinary hospitality", George Bush, who was once again been honored by the Chancellor as one of the architects of German Unity said then. There was something special, one such meeting in the home of friends in an atmosphere that is for a free discussion and mutual agreement as created.
8'21 thank you, repeating George Bush, before he continued on to Paris.
(c) German Polish border Treaty 8'27 Frankfurt on the oder. Just a few hundred metres from the german-pol niche boundary away, met the German leader and Prime Minister Mazowiecki.
8'36 beyond of the oder: Slubice, today's Polish. Together were both politicians across the bridge that long separated, but now connects. A comprehensive cooperation will follow the Treaty to make the border - not so Helmut Kohl - a prosperity border. 8'55 both foreign ministers signed the Treaty which makes recognized – now also under international law final boundaries - the Federal Republic for a long time - and surmountable for European cooperation.
04. CSCE Conference in Paris "The cold war over is!"
9'12 "the cold war is over" - so the summary of the President at the Paris CSCE Summit. -In Europe, in 1990 many hands were shaken in this memorable year - a good sign. Symbols are often in history.
9'29 a "Magna Charter" of freedom, of human and civil rights who signed the 34 heads of State and Government in Paris is. You proclaimed democracy for East and West as the only form of Government. Germany's unification was recognized as an important contribution to lasting peace in Europe. And a commitment to the market economy, private property, social justice and environmental protection has been signed - there is much to do, flourish across Europe in this spirit.
10' 02 Mitterrand: "I declare the old Europe for buried, long live the new, the dynamic, the strong Europe where everyone feels at home", said host Mitterrand at the conclusion of the Paris CSCE meeting.
10'06 the words, it was said from now on in East and West the same meaning - now have can deeds follow words.
05. porcelain city Meissen 10'27 on the banks of the Elbe River - a few kilometres downstream from Dresden - located Meissen - a small town with the architecture and demFlair of a rich tradition.
10'43 Augustus the strong, elector of Saxony, prägte_1710 the reputation of Meißen with the founding of his ceramics manufactory. The crossed swords of the city coat of arms were around the world flag of finest porcelain. 11'03 the Muse was the porcelain artists well disposed: discovered the "white gold" as a suitable material for its ornamented Baroque and Rococo.
11'20 and on this delicious table with dishes with [...] Chen pattern is simply more than a few French fries.
11'32 Socialist after the second world war before pointing operation and bringing foreign exchange for East Germany, now engaged in the development of the market economy in the Federal State of Saxony the Meissen manufactory. -Whether Blue onion pattern or landscape painting: the oldest porcelain manufacturers in Europe continue thriving paragraphs are safe.
12'02 jobs in the craft area are not at risk. The highly qualified specialists are the real capital of the manufacture.
12'16 the Meissen porcelain beauty fascinated in all over the world - with growing exports, primarily to the United States and Japan - a galante style to cross blades.
06. Ice hockey children 12'33 what storms here still somewhat awkwardly on the ice, could be in the near future to the ice hockey elite belong.
12'44 in the Bundesliga clubs run schools learn four to five their first steps on the ice. the basic techniques are more or less learned, is training with stick and puck.
13'03 you can - score goals such. -that would be the pros great - well, they're role models, which is basically to. So it sets a training session with the Pro in the six to eight year old enthusiasm and passion for the sport of ice hockey free.
13'32 again and again on the skids, because in international comparison one has to lose a name, Yes.
13'49 real competition tournaments already carry the nine to eleven years of old mini-cracks.
14'06 thanks to sacrificial work by tutors and coaches show the ice hockey kids expert moves. Victory and defeat are often close together. Again, this needs to be learned.
