The people of Leipzig are bold in their beliefs.
"The fall of Communist Germany began early in October 1989, when 70,000 people gathered at St. Nicholas Church in Leipzig to protest the repressions of the regime...By October 16, the number had grown to 120,000. A week later it was 320,000. On November 9, the Berlin Wall came down. The citizens of Leipzig had created the critical mass that began a tidal wave and changed the future of Europe."
G.Y. Dryansky describes the resurgence of tis city in East Germany where "neither the Nazis nor the Communists could erase its illustrious history nor snuff out its creative culture."
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"Nowadays, Leipzig spends about $135 million a year on cultural affairs." That's a sizable investment for a population of just over 500,000. Such a per capita investment makes a statement about priorities no matter the city's size.
Perhaps, its heritage provides an insight: "The city's luminaries have included Goethe, Wagner, Mendelssohn, Mahler, Schumann and Nietzsche."
And..."No other German city has a deputy mayor specifically for culture."
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