Jan. 23 (Bloomberg) -- The first time I tried to find the Stasi headquarters in Berlin I got lost. About 10 years ago, a group of five of us battled through gray East Berlin streets, lashed by icy wind and sleet. We eventually abandoned our spy hunt in f

House 1 in the East German Ministry for State Security, taken in 1982. The house, which includes the office of former minister Erich Mielke, has now been turned into a museum. House 1 in the East German Ministry for State Security, taken in 1982. The hou

By Alexandra Hudson BERLIN (Reuters) - Manfred Lehmann avoids Berlin landmarks such as the Brandenburg Gate where hawkers selling old East German medals or students posing in guard uniforms for tourists are a painful spectacle to the 71-year-old, impriso

BERLIN (Reuters) - Manfred Lehmann avoids Berlin landmarks such as the Brandenburg Gate where hawkers selling old East German medals or students posing in guard uniforms for tourists are a painful spectacle to the 71-year-old, imprisoned for opposing the

16 January 2012 Last updated at 06:39 ET Mielke gave orders from this desk to suppress any dissent The heart of the former East German police state - the office of Stasi chief Erich Mielke - has been opened to the public in Berlin. The original plush fur

Until 1989, it was the Stasi's job to spy on East German citizens. The office of Erich Mielke, who led the secret police for more than 30 years, has been restored for a new exhibition on the body's dark past. Win one of ten Amazon.com vouchers worth EUR