Stalin's Unwanted Child

The Soviet Union, the German Question and the Founding of the GDR

Wilfried Loth author

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Palgrave USA

Published:14th May '98

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How did Germany come to be divided during the Cold War? 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.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 of the Western walling-off policy.

'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

ISBN: 9780312210281

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: 470g

234 pages

1998 ed.