Domenico Müllensiefen Returns to Magdeburg, Finds Relief in AfD Poster

Domenico Müllensiefen, a 39-year-old writer who grew up in Magdeburg after the Wende, recently returned to the city ahead of the state election. His childhood was marked by right-wing violence, and he revisits the sites of his youth. Standing before a wall covered in ivy in Magdeburg-Diesdorf, he recalls his grandmother's small kiosk, which sold beer, cigarettes, and porn magazines to many unemployed customers. The kiosk did not last long, and the window is now bricked up. In the apartment building next to the ivy wall, Müllensiefen lived with his parents and watched from the window as a roof was being tiled, with construction sites everywhere. Before an AfD poster featuring Sigmund, he discovers something reassuring, which brings him relief. The article, published in der Freitag, explores his personal history and the current political climate in the region.