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"The East German Ministry for State Security (Stasi) ... buil[t] up a massive archive of people’s smells. Started in 1979, the collection was kept across East G
by GeorgeRichard 7y ago
"The East German Ministry for State Security (Stasi) ... buil[t] up a massive archive of people’s smells. Started in 1979, the collection was kept across East Germany, collected and evaluated by the Main Department XX, responsible for monitoring the East German cultural and media scene and the repression of the political opposition."[https://www.deutsches-spionagemuseum.de/en/sammlung/odour-capture https://www.deutsches-spionagemuseum.de/en/sammlung/odour-ca...]
- Tomte 7y agoHave a look at this scene from the fantastic film "The Lives of Others": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nkRxvEjprBM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nkRxvEjprBM The odour conserve features at the end.