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Majakowskiring is a elliptical road course in the district Pankow of Berlin, local part Niederschönhausen. Admits became the quarter also, since it was occasional domicile of many representatives of the GDR government.

The Majakowskiring runs of west lain the federal highway 96a, which carries the name Grabbeallee in this road course, up to east the Ossietzkystrasse present on the park of the lock Niederschönhausen. Up to 4. May 1950 carried the ring the names Kronprinzenstrasse (the northern distance process) and Viktoriastrasse (the southern part of the road course) and after the Russian poet Vladimir Mayakovski was then renamed. First the ring was called for short time Majakowskistrasse. The lying close houses have predominantly a mansion character, primarily lived here Industrielle, until the majority of the owners after the war were expropriated. If the old owners for a transition period in addition, renting payments kept isolated, so in the case of the house No. 29.

When the owners left in 1950 East Berlin, also they were expropriated. To 1960 here now the members of the GDR government lived, after the houses in the sense of the new inhabitants of architects were converted such as Hans Scharoun. The Majakowskiring (or in addition, the district Pankow) from now on gladly also as synonym for the GDR government were used. Thus Konrad Adenauer spoke of the “gentlemen in Pankoff”, admits also the “special train after Pankow” from Udo Lindenberg. The government representatives living in the quarter at the Majakowskiring became shielded with a wall of the external world. This was maintained also after the removal of the politicians after Wandlitz in the year 1960.

Because of the bulkheading one spoke also of the so-called “small town” (Städtchen). Only as Lotte Ulbricht 1973 to the death of her man Walter Ulbricht again to the Majakowskiring to return wanted, the barriers and controls were waived. However one forbade is to return to its original domicile one assigned is now the house number 12, in which she lived up to her death 2002. In 1975 one blew up the house 28/30, since one tried, everything that reminded of Walter Ulbricht, from the historical books and the memories to erase.

Houses and their inhabitants:

• Majakowskiring 2 guesthouse of the GDR government
• Majakowskiring 12 Lotte Ulbricht (after the death of her husband 1973)
• Majakowskiring 28/30 Lotte and Walter Ulbricht
• Majakowskiring 29 Wilhelm Pieck, late guesthouses Ost citizens of Berlin of the mayors
• Majakowskiring 34 Johannes R. Becher
• Majakowskiring 46/48 Otto Grotewohl
• Majakowskiring 58 Erich Honecker