Aufbau-Verlag

Aufbau Verlag is a German publisher. It was founded in Berlin in 1945 and became the biggest publisher in East Germany (GDR). During that time it specialised in socialist and Russian literature. Aufbau Verlag (officially styled as aufbau verlag or Aufbau Verlag) is a German publishing house. Established in 1945 in Berlin on behalf of the Cultural Association for the Democratic Renewal of Germany (Kulturbund zur demokratischen Erneuerung Deutschlands e.V.), it quickly became the largest literary publisher in the German Democratic Republic (GDR). In its early years, the publisher focused on the humanistic traditions of German culture, specializing in exile and anti-fascist literature, along with works on literary and philosophical topics. Over time, its catalog expanded to include classical world literature and contemporary German works.

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