Stalin's Unwanted Child: The Soviet Union, the German Question and the Founding of the Gdr (Hardcover)

Stalin's Unwanted Child: The Soviet Union, the German Question and the Founding of the Gdr Book Description

How did Germany come to be divided during the Cold War? Renowned German historian Wilfried Loth has examined the archives of the Eastern side. Here 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 he sought a joint administration of Germany by the victorious powers, a Germany along the lines of the Weimar Republic. The socialist separate side 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.

About the Author :

Wilfried Loth has contributed to Stalin's Unwanted Child: The Soviet Union, the German Question and the Founding of the Gdr as an author. Wilfried Loth is Professor of Modern History at the University of Essen and Chairman of the European Union Liaison Committee of Historians.

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