MUTUAL RELATIONS OF THE USSR AND GERMANY FROM 1952 TILL 1955. SEARCHING OF WAYS TO SOLVE A "GERMAN ISSUE" BY SOVIET UNION
The paper deals with international relations between the USSR and Germany from 1952 till 1955. Three stages of relations between the two countries are defined: the first from two "notes of Stalin" in 1952, the second from 1952 till 1954, when relations between the two countries come a period of calm, and the third from the Government statement of the Soviet Union on January 15, 1955. The result of a number of initiatives of the Soviet Union was the establishment of diplomatic relations with the Federal Republic. The article analyzes a wide range of works of Soviet, Russian and German researchers. The author comes to the conclusion that mutual recognition between the two countries was the sole initiative of the Soviet Union aimed at solving the "German issue". The establishment of diplomatic relations between the USSR and Germany was a breakthrough event of international diplomacy, which made it possible to talk about the peacefulness of the Soviet Union. The authority of the state has grown, as well as its influence on the world stage.