Maxim Leo

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Maxim Leo (born 30 January 1970) is a German journalist and author. He was born in East Germany and studied Political Science at the Free University of Berlin. He has been an editor at the ''Berliner Zeitung'' since 1997. In 2011, he won the European Book Prize for his book ''Red Love'', detailing his Jewish family's history during the Cold War in East Germany. Provided by Wikipedia