Stasi files being electronically constructed at the Fraunhofer Institute in Berlin. "I enjoy doing puzzles and the search, that's a little like detective work," said Pönisch, herself an east German, with a smile. 'Huge responsibility'Thousands of spies were unmasked as the Stasi files became available to the public in the years following German reunification in 1990. Files at the Berlin Office of the Federal Commissioner for Stasi Files (BStU). READ ALSO: Stasi documents trove released online"The bags in which documents with information about people who the Stasi kept tabs on" are first on the list, she said.

Source: The Local November 05, 2019 08:37 UTC