German attitudes towards Russia
Year: 2016

German attitudes towards Russia during the inter-war period ranged from feelings of innate German superiority to deep-seated fears of the new communist regime. Focusing on the German case in particular, this chapter argues that there are two reasons to question characterizations of developments as a wholesale return to Cold War rhetoric. German attitudes towards Russia are arguably more multifaceted than during the days of the Cold War. Germany's historical division into a capitalist West and co