the contradictions and shortcomings of our country are always present." Of course, the structural change in the Ruhr area reminds Schulze of the economic collapse of East Germany after German ...

Gelsenkirchen, in Germany's western Ruhr area, is the poorest city in the country. Garbage lies about in the streets and parks, and vacant and derelict apartments are a frequent sight. Every ...

Built to change: This is the attitude of the Ruhr University Bochum (RUB). Since 1965 it has been the driving force behind the change from a mining area to a knowledge region. Its 21 faculties are ...

This was followed by another 21 raids following the same pattern, targeting industrial centres throughout the Ruhr. Area bombing of city centres was achieving far more visible results than bombing ...

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Gelsenkirchen, in Germany's western Ruhr area, is the poorest city in the country. Garbage lies about in the streets and parks, and vacant and derelict apartments are a frequent sight. Every ...