1. A Sorb story.
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SORBS , *MINORITIES , *SUBSIDIES , *ASSIMILATION (Sociology) ,GERMAN politics & government, 1990- - Abstract
The article reports on the Sorbs, a Slavic ethnic minority that occupies parts of the German states of Brandenberg and Saxony. At issue is a 2008 decision on the part of the German federal government to cut subsidies that support Sorbian cultural institutions. The assimilation policies of the German government are discussed, as are subsidies to other minority groups.
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- 2008