The Red Army in Austria: The Soviet Occupation, 1945-1955 (Harvard Cold War Studies Book)

Stefan Karner (Editor), Barbara Stelzl-Marx (Editor), Alex J. Kay (Translator), Dieter Bacher, Gunter Bischof, Aleksei Filitov, Walter M Iber, Harald Knoll, Olga Pavlenko, Mikhail Prozumenshchikov, Peter Ruggenthaler, and Günter Bischof

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

• ISBN10: 1793626596
• ISBN13: 9781793626592
• Publish Date: 2 September 2020
• Publish Status: Active
• Publish Country: US
• Imprint: Lexington Books
• Format: eBook
• Pages: 294
• Language: English