The Russians in Germany : a history of the Soviet Zone of occupation, 1945-1949 / Norman M. Naimark.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Naimark, Norman M.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Germany (East)--Politics and government.

Germany (East).

Politics and government.

Communism and culture--Germany (East).

Communism and culture.

Germany (East)--Economic policy.

Economic policy.

Sozialistische Einheitspartei Deutschlands.

Germany (East)--Social policy.

Social policy.

Physical Description:

xv, 586 pages ; illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, Mass. : Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 1995.

Summary:

In 1945, when the Red Army marched in, eastern Germany was not "occupied" but "liberated". This, until the recent collapse of the Soviet Bloc, is what passed for history in the German Democratic Republic. Now, making use of newly opened archives in Russia and Germany, Norman Naimark reveals what happened during the Soviet occupation of eastern Germany from 1945 through 1949. His book offers a comprehensive look at Soviet policies in the occupied zone and their practical consequences for Germans and Russians alike - and, ultimately, for postwar Europe. In rich and lucid detail, Naimark captures the mood and the daily reality of the occupation, the chaos and contradictions of a period marked by rape and repression, the plundering of factories, the exploitation of German science, and the rise of the East German police state.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0674784057

OCLC:

32276211