Title: The Russians in Germany
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.
Subjects: Politics and government, Social policy, Sozialistische Einheitspartei Deutschlands, Economic policy, Communism and culture, Soviet union, foreign relations, germany, Military occupation, Germany, foreign relations, soviet union, Germany (east), politics and government, Germany (east), economic conditions, New York Times reviewed
Places: Germany (East)