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Abstract

Taking the narrative character of historical research into consideration, I discuss a socio- and cultural-historical source value of the documents of the Ministry for State Security (MfS) of the former GDR against the background of the collectivist imperative of the so-called socialist personality. In doing so, I suggest reading the texts of the surveillance organs as communicative appropriation practices that can offer insight into interaction and confrontation processes.