Trude Richter
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Trude Richter (born Erna Barnick in Magdeburg 19 November 1899 – died Leipzig 4 January 1989[1]) was a writer, literary scholar and teacher who became a political activist.[2] She spent many years detained in labour camps in the Soviet Union, but she remained a committed Communist throughout her life.[3]
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Trude Richter | |
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Born | Erna Johanna Marie Barnick 19 November 1899 |
Died | 4 January 1989 |
Nationality | East German |
Occupation | Writer |
Political party | KPD SED |
Partner | Hans Günther |
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She received the name by which she is known, Trude Richter, neither by birth or marriage. The name Trude Richter was conferred on her, originally as a cover name, in January 1931 when she joined the Association of Proletarian-Revolutionary Authors ("Bund Proletarisch-Revolutionärer Schriftsteller"), an organisation with close connections to the German Communist Party, of which Richter was also a member.[2]