1985: Blood and Iron

Let's imagine if East Germany survived the Cold War. It seems impossible for the nation to retain the Communist system of government it was forced to have as a puppet state of the Soviet Union. If East Germany were to survive to Cold War, it would have to face the issue of regime change. The nation could've ended up like Belarus under President Alexander Lukashenko. What if East Germany were to adapt a nationalist government, and survived the Cold War?