In a conversation recorded by Chernyaev, Gorbachev candidly discusses the political situation in East and West Germany, the weakness of the Socialist Unity Party (SED), and the Soviet strategy for managing German reunification.
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October 11, 1989 |
Excerpt from the Diary of Anatoly Chernyaev
Chernyaev records Gorbachev's frustrations with Honecker following meeting with him in Berlin. |