THE EXPERIENCE OF THE WEIMAR REPUBLIC AND ITS INFLUENCE ON MODERN GERMANY

The objective of this article is to substantiate the significance of the experience of the Weimar Republic for modern Germany, in order to confirm the point of view that this period is very important in German history and should not be considered from the point of view of the transitional stage to Hitlerite Germany. The article focuses on the main elements inherent in modern Germany, which originate in the Weimar Republic, such as democracy, feminism, the movement for the rights of sexual minorities. The emphasis is made on the fact that the shortcomings of the Weimar Constitution helped to avoid such errors in the Basic Law. In the end, a conclusion is made about the significance of the experience of the Weimar Republic for modern Germany, due to the fact that without this period the modern German state would be less liberal and democratic.