[4] At age 2, Ulbricht suffered from health problems, but she managed to overcome them and continue her primary school education in Berlin.
[1] After the birth of Ulbricht's daughter in February 1965, she expressed her desire to return to Leningrad in order to avoid continued rejection and hostility from her parents.
After her husband left for the Soviet Union to prepare the move, their plans were thwarted when the East German government confiscated her passport.
[1] Between 27 August and 7 September 1991, Ulbricht gave an 11-part interview to the tabloid Super!, wherein she discussed personal details about life with her family.
[6]: 10 On the night of 3 December, neighbors of her apartment in the Lichtenberg borough of eastern Berlin reported loud arguments, barking dogs and many men coming and going to police.
[6]: 7–8 Upon Ulbricht's adoption, she was expected to play her part as a member of the model East German socialist family.
Lotte Ulbricht wrote to adoption authorities that she aspired to raise her daughter into a "valuable member of the new Germany.
Her parents revoked her privileges, cut off further contact, and forced her to work as a solderer at the VEB Stern-Radio plant in Berlin.