10 DM Rent for a Bed in a Student Hall of Residence

Altes Wohnheimzimmer aus den 90er Jahren, Tarostraße Studentenwerk Leipzig

Farewell to lignite-fired heating, low rents and shared rooms: after the fall of the Berlin Wall, things changed, including for Leipzig’s students living in a hall of residence. Frank Kießling recalls the period of renovations that began in 1991.