Gorbachev and the German Question: Soviet-West German Relations, 1985-1990

215 Pages·1995·1.344 MB·English

by  David M. Shumaker

Gorbachev
and the German Question

Gorbachev
and the German Question
SOVIET-WEST GERMAN RELATIONS,
1985–1990
David H. Shumaker
Westport, Connecticut
London
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Shumaker, David H.
Gorbachev and the German question : Soviet-West German relations,
1985–1990 / David H. Shumaker.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 0–275–95028–X (alk. paper)
1. Soviet Union—Foreign relations—Germany. 2. Germany—Foreign
relations—Soviet Union. 3. Soviet Union—Politics and
government—1985–1991. 4. Germany—History—Unification, 1990.
I. Title.
DK67.5.G3S48 1995
327.47043—dc20 94–41795
British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data is available.
Copyright © 1995 by David H. Shumaker
All rights reserved. No portion of this book may be
reproduced, by any process or technique, without the
express written consent of the publisher.
Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 94–41795
ISBN: 0–275–95028–X
First published in 1995
Praeger Publishers, 88 Post Road West, Westport, CT 06881
An imprint of Greenwood Publishing Group, Inc.
Printed in the United States of America
The paper used in this book complies with the
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To Amy

Contents
Acknowledgments ix
Abbreviations xi
1. Introduction 1
2. Continuity and Change 9
3. Charting a New Course 41
4. Building a Reserve of Trust 71
5. The Collapse of the GDR 101
6. Moscow’s Acceptance of German Unification 123
7. Conclusion 143
Notes 151
Selected Bibliography 187
Index 195

Acknowledgments
I would first like to thank the Kennan Institute for Advanced Russian
Studies for its generous support at a critical stage in my research. In
addition, I must acknowledge the individuals who offered guidance and
criticism throughout the course of this project. I am particularly grateful to
Professors Allen Lynch, Michael Smith, and Sandra Gubin at the University
of Virginia. In addition, Neil MacFarlane, Gertrude Greenslade, and Paul
Shoup all influenced my thinking on the subject. I am also indebted to the
Center for Russian and East European Studies and the Inter-Library Loan
staff at the University of Virginia. Finally, I wholeheartedly thank Professor
Glenn Chafetz of the University of Memphis for his friendship and advice.