''SUPERillu'' is a weekly
German
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yellow-press magazine from
Berlin
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, which is well-read in
Eastern Germany
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The new st ...
.
History and profile
''Superillu'' was founded in summer 1990 in East Berlin. The first edition appeared on 23 August 1990, six weeks before
German reunification
German reunification (german: link=no, Deutsche Wiedervereinigung) was the process of re-establishing Germany as a united and fully sovereign state, which took place between 2 May 1989 and 15 March 1991. The day of 3 October 1990 when the Ge ...
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[ The magazine is owned by the Hubert Burda Media group.][
The magazine touches a range of themes, including advice columns, ]entertainment
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, politics, and business. Articles about East Germany's history, the fate and achievements of prominent East Germans after 1990 in sports
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, popular culture
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and other fields of society as well as the development of German unity are also common. Overall, drawing a positive image of East Germany is a common theme of many articles.
''Superillu'' had a circulation of 583,000 copies in 2000.[
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External links
super-illu.de
Website of the magazine
1990 establishments in East Germany
German-language magazines
Weekly magazines published in Germany
Magazines established in 1990
Magazines published in Berlin