The Red Army in Austria: The Soviet Occupation, 1945-1955 - Paperback

by Dieter Bacher (Contribution by), Günter Bischof (Contribution by), Aleksei Filitov (Contribution by)

Based on 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, the withdrawal of troops in 1955, everyday life, the image of "the Russians," violence against women, arrests, deportations, Soviet aid provisions, as well as children of occupation.

Author Biography

Stefan Karner is professor at the Universtiy of Graz; former chair of the Institute for Economic, Social and Business History; and longstanding director of the Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Research on the Consequences of War, Graz - Vienna - Raabs.

Barbara Stelzl-Marx is director of the Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Research on Consequences of War, Graz - Vienna - Raabs; professor of contemporary history at the University of Graz; and vice-president of the Austrian UNESCO-Commission.