A phenomenon called Ostalgie, nostalgia for life under Soviet rule, has been noted amongst former members of Communist countries, now living in Western capitalist states, particularly those who lived in the former East Germany.
一种名叫东德情结（Ostalgie）的对苏维埃式统治下的生活的怀念的现象留存在曾在共产主义统治下、现在生活在西方资本主义国家的国民中，特别是原东德国民当中。