The legacy of secrecy: Experiences from the Stasi Records Archive

The East German Stasi had the reputation of being one of the
most effective and repressive intelligence and secret police
agencies ever to have existed, as they forced their methods for
collecting information on their citizens.


Thirty years after German citizens regained control from the
Stasi in 1990, Dagmar Hovestädt – Head of Press at the Stasi
Records Archive – explores this controversial corner of history.
She explains also just how the Stasi Archive today manages its
wealth of top secret material never meant for public eyes.