The Withdrawal of Soviet Troops from East Central Europe

Dr. Tim Geiger ist Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter des Instituts für Zeitgeschichte München-Berlin bei der Edition »Akten zur Auswärtigen Politik der Bundesrepublik Deutschland«.Dr. Jörg Morré is director of the German-Russian Museum Berlin-Karlshorst.Markus Mirschel ist Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter am Lehrstuhl für Geschichte Osteuropas der HU Berlin. Seine Studie entstand innerhalb des Projektes "Sicherheit, Krieg und Frieden in der Sowjetunion und Russland" an der Universität Zürich.Michael Galbas studierte Geschichte und Osteuropäische Geschichte an der Universität in Konstanz, an der Russischen Staatlichen Universität der Geisteswissenschaften in Moskau, an der FU Berlin sowie an der Russischen Staatlichen Pädagogischen Universität in St. Petersburg. Heute ist er Projektverantwortlicher für digitale Bildungsangebote am Hasso-Plattner-Institut in Potsdam.Christoph Meißner is research associate at the German-Russian Museum Berlin-Karlshorst.Christoph Meißner is research associate at the German-Russian Museum Berlin-Karlshorst.Dr. Jörg Morré is director of the German-Russian Museum Berlin-Karlshorst.

The withdrawal of Soviet troops is a so far largely unresearched process of international political and military reorganization after 1989/90, which was accompanied by political, economic, social and geopolitical factors that had different effects in different nations. The anthology contains national studies that examine the withdrawal from a scientific perspective. But it also analyses the international conditions that led to the geopolitical reorganization and reduction of weapons. In addition to the country studies, the reforms and the collapse of the Soviet empire are examined from a military-political perspective in order to make the conditions for returning home understandable. Finally, the legacy of the retreat is also considered in the light of current policies and the current threats to the countries of East Central Europe from the increasing aggression in this geopolitical space.

The withdrawal of Soviet troops is a so far largely unresearched process of international political and military reorganization after 1989/90, which was accompanied by political, economic, social and geopolitical factors that had different effects in different nations. The anthology contains national studies that examine the withdrawal from a scientific perspective. But it also analyses the international conditions that led to the geopolitical reorganization and reduction of weapons. In addition to the country studies, the reforms and the collapse of the Soviet empire are examined from a military-political perspective in order to make the conditions for returning home understandable.The withdrawal of Soviet troops from national perspectives. From Germany to Georgia, from Baltic States to Hungary.

The withdrawal of Soviet troops is a so far largely unresearched process of international political and military reorganization after 1989/90, which was accompanied by political, economic, social and geopolitical factors that had different effects in different nations. The anthology contains national studies that examine the withdrawal from a scientific perspective. But it also analyses the international conditions that led to the geopolitical reorganization and reduction of weapons. In addition to the country studies, the reforms and the collapse of the Soviet empire are examined from a military-political perspective in order to make the conditions for returning home understandable.