A Cold War In The Soviet Bloc: Polish-east

This book explores the Polish and East German communist parties' pursuit of conflicting national interests--rather than common socialist goals--during the height of the Cold War, and how this weakened the unity of the Soviet bloc.

Sheldon Anderson is an Associate Professor of History and International Studies at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. Anderson holds a Ph.D. in History, and he specializes in Cold War diplomacy and East Central European history. He has published several books and articles on related subjects. Anderson is a recipient of the Kennan Institute for Advanced Russian Studies Grant, the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) Research Grant, the Fulbright-Hayes Grant to Czechoslovakia, and the University of Minnesota Graduate School Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship.

List of Illustrations

xi

Acknowledgments

xiii

List of Abbreviations

xv

Abbreviations Used for Archival References

xvii

Introduction

1

(7)

Notes

8

(2)

``There Are No Good Germans'': The Myth of Proletarian Internationalism, 1945-1949

10

(21)

The Prospects for German Communism

12

(1)

The German and Polish Communists Before 1945

13

(2)

The PPR's Anti-German Propaganda

15

(2)

The SED Promotes Socialist Solidarity with Poland

17

(2)

Gomulka's Fall and the Stalinization of Party Relations

19

(4)

Notes

23

(8)

The Controversy over the Oder-Neisse Border, 1946-1949

31

(21)

Poland's Claims to the Oder-Neisse Border

33

(2)

The SED Rejects the Oder-Neisse Line

35

(5)

The SED Officially Recognizes the Oder-Neisse Border

40

(6)

Notes

46

(6)

The Myth of the Stalinist Brotherhood, 1949-1954

52

(24)

Poland and the German Problem

59

(2)

Polish-German ``Friendship''

61

(4)

The New Course and the June Uprising in the GDR

65

(3)

Notes

68

(8)

The Problems of German Repatriation, Reparations, and Trade, 1945-1953

76

(20)

The Problem of the Germans in Poland

77

(2)

Repatriation of the Germans from Poland, 1949-1953

79

(3)

Disputes over Reparations and Trade, 1945-1953

82

(2)

The Synchronization of the Socialist Economies, 1948-1953

84

(5)

Notes

89

(7)

German Remilitarization and the Polish Thaw, 1954-1955

96

(18)

Poland and the East German Peoples' Army

102

(1)

The SED Restricts Cultural Contacts

103

(5)

Notes

108

(6)

Khrushchev's De-Stalinization Speech and Gomulka's Return to Power, January-October, 1956

114

(20)

The Poznan Revolt

117

(3)

The Border Controversy Resurfaces

120

(2)

Gomulka's Election as First Secretary

122

(5)

The Suppression of the Hungarian Revolt

127

(2)

Notes

129

(5)

The Cold Winter of Polish-East German Relations, 1956-1957

134

(25)

The SED Limits Cultural Exchanges

138

(3)

Ulbricht Rejects Gomulka's National Road to Communism

141

(3)

The Debate over Collectivization

144

(2)

Poland's Western Territories

146

(2)

Heymann's Recall

148

(1)

The Harich Affair

149

(2)

Lasota and the Closing of Po Prostu

151

(2)

Notes

153

(6)

Gomulka's Trade Policies and the Recurring Problem of German Repatriation, 1953-1957

159

(25)

Poland's Trade with the West in 1956

161

(3)

Gomulka's Foreign Economic Policy

164

(5)

The Recurring Problem of the Germans in Poland

169

(3)

The Registration of the Germans in Poland

172

(4)

Notes

176

(8)

Gomulka's Foreign Policy and the First Ulbricht-Gomulka Summit, 1956-1957

184

(20)

The SED Tightens Controls on Tourism

189

(1)

Gomulka Meets Ulbricht

190

(5)

The Aftermath of the Summit

195

(3)

Relations at the End of 1957

198

(1)

Notes

199

(5)

The Rapacki Plan and the German Question, 1957-1959

204

(18)

Poland's Relations with West Germany

207

(4)

The Berlin Crisis

211

(2)

The Problem of Trade with West Germany and West Berlin

213

(4)

Notes

217

(5)

The Right Road to Socialism and Ulbricht's Visit to Poland, 1958-1959

222

(19)

Cultural Relations Remain Frozen

224

(2)

The SED Criticizes PZPR Church Policy

226

(2)

The December Summit

228

(4)

No Consensus on Germany or the Border

232

(3)

Notes

235

(6)

The GDR as a Model for Polish Socialism, 1959-1961

241

(18)

Ongoing Problems in Cultural Affairs

244

(4)

Defending the Oder-Neisse Border

248

(1)

The SED and Gomulka's Policy Toward the West

249

(4)

Toward Detente in 1961

253

(1)

Notes

254

(5)

The Berlin Wall and the Detente in Polish-East German Relations, 1961-1962

259

(30)

The Border and Germany

262

(2)

Unresolved Policy Differences

264

(2)

Chronic Economic Disputes

266

(6)

The Third Gomulka-Ulbricht Summit

272

(4)

Notes

276

(12)

Conclusion

283

(5)

Notes

288

(1)

Bibliography

289

(10)

Unpublished Documents

289

(1)

Published Documents

289

(1)

Memoirs and Collected Works

290

(1)

Books

291

(3)

Articles

294

(4)

Newspapers and Periodicals

298

(1)

Index

299

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A Cold War In The Soviet Bloc: Polish-east German Relations, 1945-1962

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