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Stalin's Unwanted Child: The Soviet Union, The German Question and the Founding of the GDR
Wilfried Loth
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Description for Stalin's Unwanted Child: The Soviet Union, The German Question and the Founding of the GDR
Hardcover. Translator(s): Hogg, Robert F. Num Pages: 234 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DFG; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 147 x 224 x 28. Weight in Grams: 462.
How did Germany come to be divided during the Cold War? The renowned German historian Wilfired Loth has examined the archives of the Eastern side and comes to fascinating conclusions. He demonstrates that Stalin wanted neither a separate state on the soil of the Soviet Occupation Zone nor a socialist state in Germany at all. Instead, Stalin sought a joint administration of Germany by the victorious powers, a Germany along the lines of the Weimar Republic. The socialist separate state of the GDR is primarily the product of Walter Ulbricht's revolutionary zeal, which was able to unfold in the context ... Read more
How did Germany come to be divided during the Cold War? The renowned German historian Wilfired Loth has examined the archives of the Eastern side and comes to fascinating conclusions. He demonstrates that Stalin wanted neither a separate state on the soil of the Soviet Occupation Zone nor a socialist state in Germany at all. Instead, Stalin sought a joint administration of Germany by the victorious powers, a Germany along the lines of the Weimar Republic. The socialist separate state of the GDR is primarily the product of Walter Ulbricht's revolutionary zeal, which was able to unfold in the context ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
Number of Pages
234
Place of Publication
Gordonsville, United States
ISBN
9780312210281
SKU
V9780312210281
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99-15
Reviews for Stalin's Unwanted Child: The Soviet Union, The German Question and the Founding of the GDR
'An interpretation which should and must have great repercussions in the scholarly and public discussion.' - Professor Jost Dulffer, Handelsblatt 'A highly-recommendable book.' - Professor Hulmut Grieser, Das Historisch-Politische Buch