DR ▁- ▁monuments ▁of ▁Commun ist ▁leaders ▁including ▁Karl ▁Marx ▁and ▁Friedrich ▁Eng els , ▁b ann ers ▁with ▁political ▁s log ans . ▁ ▁Fem in ist ▁art ▁Crit ical ▁femin ist ▁artists ▁were ▁Gab rie le ▁St öt zer , ▁T ina ▁Bar a , ▁Corn elia ▁Sch le ime , ▁Dor is ▁Z ieg ler , ▁M ita ▁Sch am al , ▁Kar la ▁W ois n itza , ▁Christ ine ▁Sch leg el , ▁Else ▁Gabriel , ▁Y ana ▁M ile v , ▁Ang ela ▁H amp el , ▁G und ula ▁Schul ze ▁E ld owy , ▁Jan et ▁Gra u . ▁ ▁Political ▁manifest ations ▁and ▁sec ular ▁cer emon ies ▁International ▁Work ers ' ▁Day ▁was ▁oblig atory ▁for ▁millions . ▁The ▁Tag ▁der ▁Republik ▁( the ▁Day ▁of ▁the ▁Republic ), ▁ 7 ▁October , ▁was ▁the ▁anni versary ▁of ▁the ▁creation ▁of ▁the ▁G DR . ▁ ▁The ▁Jugend we ihe ▁was ▁a ▁sec ular ▁coming - of - age ▁ceremony ▁which ▁replaced ▁Luther an ▁Conf irm ation . ▁ ▁Theatre ▁ ▁East ▁German ▁theatre ▁was ▁strongly ▁domin ated ▁in ▁its ▁early ▁years ▁by ▁Bert olt ▁Bre cht , ▁who ▁brought ▁back ▁a ▁lot ▁of ▁artists ▁from ▁the ▁ant if asc ist ▁resistance ▁and ▁re open ed ▁Theater ▁am ▁Schiff bau erd amm ▁with ▁his ▁Berliner ▁Ens emble . ▁On ▁the ▁other ▁side ▁some ▁streams ▁tried ▁to ▁establish ▁" P ure ▁Work ers ▁Theatre ", ▁played ▁by ▁workers ▁and ▁performing ▁plays ▁about ▁workers .