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Imperial Overstretch, Germany in Soviet Policy from Stalin to Gorbatchev
Hannes Adomeit
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Imperial Overstretch, Germany in Soviet Policy from Stalin to Gorbatchev

An Analysis Based on New Archival Evidence, Memoirs, and Interviews

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Why was Germany divided after the Second World War? Why was the division of Germany maintained for almost half a century? Why did the Soviet Union accept German unification? And why did it consent to unified Germany as a full member in the Atlantic Alliance? The answers to these questions are placed in the context of the rise, decline, and collapse of the Soviet empire. The division of Germany was not part of Stalin's post-war plans in Europe, it is argued, but followed an imperial logic that was reinforced by Soviet ideology. That dual logic also explains the tenacity with which the Soviet Un...