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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.Synopsis
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.
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After examining East German archives, Loth (modern history, U. of Essen, Germany) argues that Stalin wanted neither a separate state on the soil of the Soviet Occupation Zone nor a socialist state in Germany, but sought a joint administration of the country by the victorious powers similar to that of the Weimar Republic. He attributes the founding of the country to the revolutionary zeal of Walter Ulbright, which was aided by the western policy of walling off communism. First published as by Rowohlt Verlag GmbH in 1994. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.