The Red Army in Austria

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.

Part I Austria in the Global Policy

Chapter 1: The Policies of Presidents Roosevelt, Truman and Eisenhower toward Austria, 1943-1955

Part II Soviet Diplomacy toward Austria

Chapter 2: Soviet Plans for Rebuilding Austria from 1941 to 1945

Chapter 3: Under Soviet Control: The Establishment of the Austrian Government in 1945

Chapter 4: Soviet Policy toward Austria from 1945 to 1955

Chapter 5: The Development of Soviet Policy toward Austria after Stalin’s Death from 1953 to 1955

Part III Aspects of Occupation

Chapter 6: Occupation and Exploitation: Soviet Economy Policy toward Austria from 1945 to 1955/63

Chapter 7: Intelligence in occupied Austria 1945 to 1955 – The Soviet Side

Chapter 8: Stalin’s Judiciary in Austria: Arrests and Convictions during the Occupation

Chapter 9: Ivan’s Children: The Consequences of Sexual Relations between Red Army Soldiers and Austrian Women