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

Based on 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 cover a wide range of topics, including the Soviet Secret Services, the military kommandaturas, Soviet occupation policies, the withdrawal of troops in 1955, everyday life, the image of "the Russians," violence against women, arrests, deportations, Soviet aid provisions, as well as children of occupation.

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

Stefan Karner is professor of modern history at University of Graz Barbara Stelzl-Marx is director of the Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Research on Consequences of War, Graz – Vienna – Raabs; professor of contemporary history at the University of Graz; and vice-president of the Austrian UNESCO-Commission.Peter Ruggenthaler is the deputy director and a senior research fellow at the Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Research on Consequences of War, in Graz, Austria.

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