Demolition on Karl Marx Square : cultural barbarism and the peoples state in 1968 A Brief Chronology : Augustus Square Karl Marx Square Missed Chances 1949 1959 Outrage at the Exhibition of 1960 Demolitions and Dread 1961 1964 The Buildup to Detonation in 1968 Total Disconnect 1968 1989 Epilogue: The Impossible Memory Site Glossary of Leading Figures The 1968 demolition of Leipzigs medieval University Church represents an essential turning point in relations between Communist authorities and the people they claimed to serve. The largest East German protest between the 1953 Uprising and 1989 Revolution this intimate story clarifies how the dictatorial system operated and lost public belief Provided by publisher