Publication

1997-09-01 - Belknap Press

Language

English

Word Count

152,000 words, Guess

Page Count

608 pages

Physical Format

Paperback

Identifiers

  • ISBN-139780674784062
  • ISBN-100674784065
  • Goodreads672555
  • LibraryThing547653
  • Better World Books9780674784062
and 2 more
  • Better World BooksKS-099-878
  • Open LibraryOL7693460M

Classifications

  • LCCDD285.N35 1997

Description

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.

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Other Editions

  • The Russians in GermanyPaperbackBelknap Press1997-09-01

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