Paths to Russia
Subtitle: from war to peace
By: by F. Wilhelm Christians ; foreword by Helmut Schmidt ; translation from the German by Joachim Neugroschel.
Edition: [English translation ed.]
Publisher: Macmillan; Collier Macmillan Canada; Maxwell Macmillan International
Published: 1990
Place of publication: New York; Toronto; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 236
Subjects: Christians, F. Wilhelm -- Travel -- Soviet Union.; Germany (West) -- Foreign economic relations -- Soviet Union.; Soviet Union -- Foreign economic relations -- Germany (West); Soviet Union -- Description and travel.
Description: Christians is one of the most successful and powerful businessmen in Europe today. As the chairman of the supervisory board of Deutsche Bank, Christians loaned billions to the Soviets to help them build the Siberian gasline and the Yamal pipeline, among other projects. Criticized sharply by some Europeans, harassed by American administration officials, he has changed the way the Soviets do business--and how they see the West. Filled with such famous figures from recent history as Brezhnev, Andropov, Gorbachev, Carter, Reagan, Haig, Brandt, and Schmidt, these pages improve our understanding of the bitter yet intricate relationship between Germany and the USSR.