The Weimar Republic was a time of endless crises. Its existence ceased to exist after less than 14 years with the arrival of Adolf Hitler . Few at the time mourned German democracy.

By contrast, the United States in 2025 has until now had a strong democratic tradition, stable institutions and a military ...

The Weimar Germany period is a recurring historical topic. It seems to pop up every few years. ... So, while it is true the Weimar Republic ran for 14 years, from 1919-1933, ...

The Weimar Republic was a time of endless crises. Its existence ceased to exist after less than 14 years with the arrival of Adolf Hitler . Few at the time mourned German democracy.

The Death of a Republic: Germany 1933. Published May 29, 2016 at 4:00 PM EDT Updated Jun 15, 2016 at 3:15 AM EDT. ... The rampant inflation of the Weimar Republic’s currency, ...

Now with his old orchestra, Salonen has instigated a new investigation, “The Weimar Republic: Germany 1918–1933.” Along with his two major L.A. Phil programs, ...

In Weimar Germany, the prospects of civil war were greater by far, as the institutions of the young Republic were never fully accepted by the old monarchist elites, the military, the ...

The Weimar Republic was born in the aftermath of Germany’s defeat in World War I. Germany’s emperor, Kaiser Wilhelm II, was forced off the throne on Nov. 9, 1918, and politicians from the SPD ...

A picturesque city in eastern Germany, Weimar is also a metaphor, its name forever attached to the republic that preceded the Third Reich. Popularly, “Weimar” connotes democratic failure and a ...

Was Weimar Germany doomed? A vibrant new history argues it wasn’t. Harald Jähner’s “Vertigo” recaptures and endorses the era’s spirit of modern excess, and argues that it could have lasted.

1931 Berlin, Germany "Kabaret der Komiker" (Cabaret of Comedians), or KadeKo, was the most famous of Weimar Berlin's later cabarets. KadeKo featured populist entertainment with a left-leaning ...

This fascinating period of history is being examined by the Los Angeles Philharmonic in a festival titled “Weimar Republic: Germany 1918-1933,” which started Thursday and runs through Feb. 29.