Why did people defect from Eastern Europe to the West? https://tankie.tube/videos/watch/1846ab48-143d-4980-a107-4afc58410bba Sign up to Proton's free encrypted email service now to protect your identity online: https://proton.me/hakim (copy-paste the link if it doesn't re-direct correctly) Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ComradeHakim Twitter: @YaBoiHakim Sources: https://www.patreon.com/posts/latest-video-142490732 00:00 Introduction and definitions 02:45 Brain Drain and East Germany 04:25 Unequal Exchange and Migration 06:29 Socialist Defectors and others 09:13 The Berlin Wall and Economic Sabotage 13:57 Why is Immigration and Emigration limited? 17:42 Conclusion Thu, 09 Apr 2026 01:00:00 GMT https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html PeerTube - https://tankie.tube Why did people defect from Eastern Europe to the West? https://tankie.tube/lazy-static/avatars/3ba3ff73-a8b6-49c9-add8-9653ef090c7f.webp https://tankie.tube/videos/watch/1846ab48-143d-4980-a107-4afc58410bba All rights reserved, unless otherwise specified in the terms specified at https://tankie.tube/about and potential licenses granted by each content's rightholder.