The politics of culture in Soviet-occupied Germany : 1945 - 1949 / David Pike

This book examines the political, ideological, and cultural policies pursued by the German Communist or Socialist Unity party, acting upon the instructions of Stalin and his military administration, in Soviet-occupied Germany from 1945 through 1949. During these years, the Communists, in close colla...

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Main Authors:Pike, David
Format: Book
Language:English
Published:Stanford, Calif. : Stanford Univ. Press, 1992
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Summary:This book examines the political, ideological, and cultural policies pursued by the German Communist or Socialist Unity party, acting upon the instructions of Stalin and his military administration, in Soviet-occupied Germany from 1945 through 1949. During these years, the Communists, in close collaboration with leading officers or diplomats of the Soviet occupation regime, developed a constricting system of organization that guaranteed their control over political as well as cultural processes and allowed both to be used in furthering the specific interests of Soviet foreign policy
Physical Description:XII, 691 S.
ISBN:0804720932