Red Army in Austria - The Soviet Occupation, 1945-1955

Based on interviews and a broad array of sources from Russian and Austrian archives, this collection provides a comprehensive analysis of the Soviet occupation of Austria from 1945 to 1955. The contributors examine a wide range of topics, including Soviet occupation policies, violence and everyday life, and the image of "the Russians."

List of contents

Part I Austria in the Global Policy

Chapter 1: The Policies of Presidents Roosevelt, Truman and Eisenhower toward Austria, 1943-1955

Part II Soviet Diplomacy toward Austria

Chapter 2: Soviet Plans for Rebuilding Austria from 1941 to 1945

Chapter 3: Under Soviet Control: The Establishment of the Austrian Government in 1945

Chapter 4: Soviet Policy toward Austria from 1945 to 1955

Chapter 5: The Development of Soviet Policy toward Austria after Stalin's Death from 1953 to 1955

Part III Aspects of Occupation

Chapter 6: Occupation and Exploitation: Soviet Economy Policy toward Austria from 1945 to 1955/63

Chapter 7: Intelligence in occupied Austria 1945 to 1955 - The Soviet Side

Chapter 8: Stalin's Judiciary in Austria: Arrests and Convictions during the Occupation

Chapter 9: Ivan's Children: The Consequences of Sexual Relations between Red Army Soldiers and Austrian Women

About the author

Edited by Stefan Karner and Barbara Stelzl-Marx - Contributions by Dieter Bacher; Günter Bischof; Aleksei Filitov; Walter M. Iber; Harald Knoll; Mikhail Prozumenshchikov and Peter Ruggenthaler

Product details

• Authors: Stefan Stelzl-Marx Karner
• Assisted by: Stefan Karner (Editor), Karner Stefan (Editor), Barbara Stelzl-Marx (Editor), Stelzl-Marx Barbara (Editor), Alex J. Kay (Translation), Kay Alex J. (Translation)
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.05.2020
• EAN: 9781793626585
• ISBN: 978-1-79362-658-5
• No. of pages: 286
• Series: The Harvard Cold War Studies Book Series; Harvard Cold War Studies Book
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Russia, European History, HISTORY / World, HISTORY / Europe / Austria & Hungary, Empires & historical states, Former Soviet Union, USSR (Europe), USSR, Soviet Union, Austro-Hungarian Empire, History of other geographical groupings and regions, History of other lands, HISTORY / Russia / Soviet Era