2011 H-Diplo Roundtable Editors: Thomas Maddux and Diane Labrosse Roundtable Web/Production Editor: George Fujii H-Diplo Roundtable Review www.h-net.org/~diplo/roundtables Introduction by Norman M. Naimark, Stanford University Volume XII, No. 23 (2011) 31 May 2011 Jochen Laufer. Pax Sovietica. Stalin, die Westmächte und die deutsche Frage 1941-1945 [Pax Sovietica. Stalin, the Western Allies and the German Question, 1941-1945]. Köln, Weimar, Wien: Böhlau, 2009. Stable URL: http://www.h-net.org/~diplo/roundtables/PDF/Roundtable-XII-23.pdf Contents Introduction by Norman M. Naimark, Stanford University ...................................................... 2 Review by Alexei Filitov, Institute of World History, Russian Academy of Sciences ................ 7 Review by Wilfried Loth, University of Duisburg-Essen .......................................................... 11 Review by Donal O’Sullivan, California State University Northridge ...................................... 15 Response by Jochen Laufer, Potsdamer Zentrum für Zeithistorische Forschung .................. 19 Copyright © 2011 H-Net: Humanities and Social Sciences Online. H-Net permits the redistribution and reprinting of this work for non-profit, educational purposes, with full and accurate attribution to the author(s), web location, date of publication, H-Diplo, and H-Net: Humanities & Social Sciences Online. For other uses, contact the H-Diplo editorial staff at
[email protected]. H-Diplo Roundtable Reviews, Vol. XII, No. 23 (2011) Introduction by Norman M. Naimark, Stanford University or historians of Soviet policy in Germany during and immediately after World War II, the opening of archives in the Russian Federation and the possibilities of working in F party, state, and foreign ministry materials have provided a fresh gust of wind to the study of Soviet intentions in this crucial period and how they relate to the emergence of the Cold War and, with it, the establishment of two rival German states.