The Russians in Germany: A History of the Soviet Zone of Occupation, 1945-1949
Naimark, director of Stanford University's Center for Russian and East European Studies, has based his study of the creation of the German Democratic Republic (GDR) on extensive archival research in the files of both Western and Eastern bloc countries. Focusing on the 1945-49 period, he discusses, among many other topics, Soviet planning for the conquered territory of Germany, problems arising from rape and looting by occupying Soviet troops, and the role of German scientists in Soviet weapons programs. Naimark's work is an important study of nation-building in the Eastern bloc and will also be of interest to students of German politics, history, and reunification. However, any future opening of currently sealed Russian archives may cause a reassessment of parts of the story. Until that time, this is likely to be the standard text on the early years of the GDR. Recommended for political science and history collections.?Stanley Planton, Quinn Lib, Ohio Univ.ChillicotheCopyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc.--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.