The Student Riots in Germany and their Aftermath

This article deals with the peculiarities of student protests 1968 in Germany and their political social consequences. Among many West that year, they had particularly far-reaching consequences for German society. These were related to heavy legacy Nazis, who committed grave crimes against humanity during World War II. It is this reason places a special emphasis on overcoming Nazi past, which played an extremely important role emergence spread youth FRG. Placing context generally rather homogeneous synchronous protest movement all Western countries old values bourgeois society its morals poses difficulty – it no accident one symbols was John Lennon's single “Yesterday”. The past (“yesterday”) indeed came suddenly into spotlight subjected unrelenting criticism. But changes culture mentality very significant. mutation toward triumph leftist-liberal discourse public consciousness so complete total possible state, as satirists joke, situation similar way opinion controlled GDR. As result, can be rightly asserted FRG perhaps most left-liberal Germany.