▁Moscow , ▁he ▁went ▁to ▁the ▁H arn ack / Sch ul ze - Bo ys en ▁Research ▁Center ▁at ▁the ▁Academy ▁of ▁Sciences ▁in ▁the ▁German ▁Democratic ▁Republic ▁( G DR ). ▁Writing ▁his ▁dis sert ation ▁on ▁Har ro ▁Schul ze - Bo ys en , ▁he ▁got ▁his ▁doctor ate ▁at ▁the ▁Berlin ▁Institute ▁of ▁Technology ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 2 . ▁He ▁has ▁spent ▁considerable ▁time ▁devoted ▁to ▁the ▁study ▁of ▁the ▁Red ▁Orchestra ▁and ▁the ▁German ▁Res istance . ▁ ▁Although ▁his ▁parents ▁are ▁often ▁identified ▁as ▁having ▁been ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁Red ▁Orchestra , ▁Co ppi ▁himself ▁says ▁the ▁term ▁is ▁a ▁" catch - all " ▁term ▁the ▁Naz is ▁used ▁to ▁der og ator ily ▁refer ▁to ▁all ▁W ider stand ▁groups ▁and ▁it ▁was ▁used ▁even ▁after ▁ 1 9 4 5 ▁to ▁def ame ▁them ▁as ▁Soviet ▁sp ies . ▁ ▁From ▁ 1 9 9 0 ▁to ▁ 1 9 9 4 , ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁research er ▁at ▁the ▁German ▁Res istance ▁Memorial ▁Center ▁in ▁Berlin . ▁From ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁he ▁was ▁the ▁project ▁director ▁for ▁the ▁development ▁of ▁electronic ▁arch ival ▁resources ▁at ▁the ▁Sachsen hausen ▁Memorial . ▁Co ppi ▁has ▁been ▁a ▁fre el ance ▁contrib utor ▁at ▁the ▁German ▁Res istance ▁Memorial ▁Center ▁since ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁and ▁since ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁the ▁state ▁chairman ▁of ▁the ▁Union ▁of ▁Per sec ute