@PugJesus Fun, except that Alexei is not a German name. Not very likely that a Stasi official (or neighbour volunteering on surveillance duty) would have been called Alexei. Alex on the other hand is a German name.
That just sounds like a misconception that the German Democratic Republic would have been administered by “the Soviets”. Sure, the USSR had lots of influence (“Von der Sowjetunion lernen heißt siegen lernen” etc), but the Stasi was staffed by East Germans.
@PugJesus Fun, except that Alexei is not a German name. Not very likely that a Stasi official (or neighbour volunteering on surveillance duty) would have been called Alexei. Alex on the other hand is a German name.
That just sounds like a misconception that the German Democratic Republic would have been administered by “the Soviets”. Sure, the USSR had lots of influence (“Von der Sowjetunion lernen heißt siegen lernen” etc), but the Stasi was staffed by East Germans.
Yes, I am fun at parties.