Gorbachev and Kohl: Friendship for the Sake of the Common Goal
The article observes the relationships of the General Secretary of the C.P.S.U. Central Committee M. S. Gorbachev and the Federal Chancellor of BRD Helmut Kohl. Which played an important role in the decision of the German issue - reunion of the GDR and the FRG. Friendly relations of Gorbachev and Kohl revealed concurrence in many international issues, including affinity of views on the German issue. «Trust» to Kohl resulted in that the USSR did not prevent Germans in their intention to unite in 1989-1990. Documents and researches, used by the author, confirm this conclusion.