Stasi Records Agency
E398966
The Stasi Records Agency is the German federal authority responsible for preserving, managing, and providing public access to the files of the former East German secret police.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| BStU | 1 |
| Federal Commissioner for the Stasi Records | 1 |
| Stasi Records Agency canonical | 1 |
| Stasi Records Archive within the Federal Archives | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3906464 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Stasi Records Agency Context triple: [East German Stasi, archivesLocation, Stasi Records Agency]
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A.
East German Stasi
The East German Stasi was the secret police and intelligence agency of the German Democratic Republic, notorious for its extensive surveillance, informant networks, and repression of political dissent.
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B.
Czechoslovak StB
The Czechoslovak StB was the communist-era secret police and intelligence service of Czechoslovakia, known for its extensive surveillance, repression of dissent, and collaboration with the Soviet KGB during the Cold War.
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C.
Reich Main Security Office
The Reich Main Security Office was Nazi Germany’s central security and intelligence agency, overseeing the Gestapo, SD, and criminal police under Heinrich Himmler.
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D.
KGB
The KGB was the Soviet Union’s main security and intelligence organization, responsible for state security, espionage, and political repression during much of the Cold War.
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E.
Gestapo
The Gestapo was Nazi Germany’s secret state police force, notorious for its brutal repression, surveillance, and central role in enforcing and carrying out the regime’s genocidal policies.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Stasi Records Agency Target entity description: The Stasi Records Agency is the German federal authority responsible for preserving, managing, and providing public access to the files of the former East German secret police.
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A.
East German Stasi
The East German Stasi was the secret police and intelligence agency of the German Democratic Republic, notorious for its extensive surveillance, informant networks, and repression of political dissent.
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B.
Czechoslovak StB
The Czechoslovak StB was the communist-era secret police and intelligence service of Czechoslovakia, known for its extensive surveillance, repression of dissent, and collaboration with the Soviet KGB during the Cold War.
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C.
Reich Main Security Office
The Reich Main Security Office was Nazi Germany’s central security and intelligence agency, overseeing the Gestapo, SD, and criminal police under Heinrich Himmler.
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D.
KGB
The KGB was the Soviet Union’s main security and intelligence organization, responsible for state security, espionage, and political repression during much of the Cold War.
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E.
Gestapo
The Gestapo was Nazi Germany’s secret state police force, notorious for its brutal repression, surveillance, and central role in enforcing and carrying out the regime’s genocidal policies.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
archives
ⓘ
federal agency of Germany ⓘ |
| accessRegulatedBy |
Stasi Records Law
ⓘ
surface form:
Stasi Records Act
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| allowsAccessFor |
individuals wishing to see their personal Stasi files
ⓘ
journalists ⓘ public institutions ⓘ researchers ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
Germany
ⓘ
surface form:
Federal Republic of Germany
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| archivesOf |
Ministry for State Security
ⓘ
surface form:
Ministry for State Security of the GDR
East German Stasi ⓘ
surface form:
Stasi
|
| archivesPeriod |
Cold War
ⓘ
surface form:
Cold War era
East Germany ⓘ
surface form:
German Democratic Republic
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| archivesType |
audio-visual materials
ⓘ
index cards and registries ⓘ informant reports ⓘ personnel files ⓘ photographic materials ⓘ secret police files ⓘ shredded and reassembled documents ⓘ state security records ⓘ surveillance records ⓘ |
| country | Germany ⓘ |
| dissolutionDate | 2021 ⓘ |
| dissolvedOrMergedInto |
German Federal Archives
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surface form:
Federal Archives of Germany
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| fieldOfWork |
archival science
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contemporary history of Germany ⓘ transitional justice ⓘ |
| hasMainOfficeInBuilding | Normannenstraße complex ⓘ |
| hasResponsibility |
education about the GDR dictatorship
ⓘ
management of Stasi records ⓘ preservation of Stasi records ⓘ providing public access to Stasi files ⓘ research facilitation on GDR state security ⓘ support for victims of political persecution in the GDR ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation |
Berlin
ⓘ
Germany ⓘ |
| inception | 1991 ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | German ⓘ |
| legalBasis |
Stasi Records Law
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surface form:
Stasi Records Act
Stasi Records Law ⓘ
surface form:
Stasi-Unterlagen-Gesetz
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| locatedInFormerFacilityOf |
Ministry for State Security
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surface form:
Ministry for State Security of the GDR
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| mainPurpose |
coming to terms with the GDR dictatorship
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protection of personal data in Stasi files ⓘ transparency about the activities of the Stasi ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Ministry for State Security
ⓘ
surface form:
Staatssicherheitsdienst der DDR
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| nativeLabel | Bundesbeauftragter für die Unterlagen des Staatssicherheitsdienstes der ehemaligen Deutschen Demokratischen Republik ⓘ |
| reorganizedAs |
Stasi Records Agency
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Stasi Records Archive within the Federal Archives
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| sector | public administration ⓘ |
| shortName |
Stasi Records Agency
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
BStU
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| supervisingAuthority |
Federal Government of Germany
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Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media ⓘ
surface form:
German Federal Commissioner for Culture and the Media
|
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Subject: Stasi Records Agency Description of subject: The Stasi Records Agency is the German federal authority responsible for preserving, managing, and providing public access to the files of the former East German secret police.
Referenced by (4)
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