| Summary: | The paper describes actual problem of socio-economic inequality between the East and
West of Germany. We examine the analysis of sociological differences between parts of the country
in terms of the results of German unity policies, the introduction of coronavirus restrictions, technological equipment and economic potential. All those issues are considered with key works of
German literature of recent years on understanding the contradiction «East-West». It is determined
that the ongoing intellectual attempts have not overcome the split in the country. Additionally, we
examine the federal government’s concept of a «new look to the East» was explored. The results
show that as an independent region, for which the western part of the country does not serve as an
indisputable reference point. Most likely, in fact, this approach has shifted the focus from the traditionally important internal chronic shortages of new lands in economic power, labor, infrastructure
and technology. This problem is particularly relevant in connection with the lack of representation
of people from East Germany in key positions in many areas of society and politics. This explains
why its that these issues will be considered in a special concept of the federal government, adopted
at the beginning of 2023. The second part of the state's efforts is related to changes in approaches
to the implementation of regional policy in the country and financing of measures to improve the
economic structures of the regions. The author concludes that they are synchronized with the tasks
of ensuring energy security and accelerating the transformation at oil refineries and ports in eastern Germany after the cessation of oil and gas supplies from Russia. In this regard, we consider
that the continuation of the polycrisis in the country makes a decisive contribution to the growing
disillusionment of East Germans in politics. On the example of this analyses, we obtained that they
do not reject democracy as such, but are much more critical of political actions than the population
of the western part of Germany.
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