The German Question in the Period of Interim Settlement (1970–1972): the Problem Analyses in British and American Historiography

Authors

  • И.И. Ковяко (I. Kaviaka), канд. ист. наук, доцент Belarusian State Pedagogical University named after Maxim Tank, Minsk, Republic of Belarus

Keywords:

British and American historiography, conservatism, rationalism, liberalism, German question, Moscow Treaty, Quadripartite Agreement on Berlin, Basic Treaty

Abstract

The main stages of the Anglo-American historiography of the German question during its interim settlement identified. The reasons for the qualitative changes in evaluations of the German question in 1970–1972 at each of the stages stated. The main approaches to the study of the problem analyzed taking into account the change in their relevance during the 1970s–2000s.

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36. Croan M. Germany and Eastern Europe. The Columbia history of Eastern Europe in the twentieth century. New York, Columbia University, 1992, pp. 345-393

37. Selvage D.E. Transforming the Soviet Sphere of Influence? U.S.–Soviet détente and Eastern Europe, 1969–1976. Diplomatic History, 2009, vol. 33, no. 4, pp. 671-687. Available at: https://www.jstor.org/stable/44214075 (accessed 05.08.2018)

38. Grady T. A shared environment: German-German relations along the border, 1945–72. Journal of Contemporary History, 2015, vol. 50, no. 3, pp. 660-679. Available at: https://www.jstor.org/stable/43697395 (accessed 29.01.2019).

Published

2019-12-14

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