Beginning with Khruschev's abortive attempts to repair the relationship between the Soviet Union and Germany, this book examines dealings between the two countries over the 30 years leading up to German re-unification. It shows how Soviet policy ebbed and flowed until Gorbachev made a decisive break with the past.

Beginning with Khruschev's abortive attempts to repair the relationship between the Soviet Union and Germany, this book examines dealings between the two countries over the 30 years leading up to German re-unification. It shows how Soviet policy ebbed and flowed until Gorbachev made a decisive break with the past.