The Hidden Hand
Gorbachev and the Collapse of East Germany
by Jeffrey Gedmin
169 pages· 1992· ISBN 9780844737942
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An examination of the roots of the reunification of Germany, arguing that Erich Honecker's rigid communist regime was undermined by the conflict between Moscow and East Berlin. In the end, Gorbachev's objective - a radical renewal of socialism - turned out to be unattainable.
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