Study of East Germany Collapse Mechanisms in British and American Historiography: Foreign Policy Approach
The study of the causes and prerequisites for the rapid collapse of the GDR state and party structures takes an important place in the works of British and American historians. It is carried out as part of the study of a complex problem - the German issue in the post-war period. There are several approaches to studying the mechanisms of the communist regime collapse in East Germany in British and American historical science, among which the foreign policy approach has a special place.The aim of the article is to identify and analyze the key mechanisms of the GDR collapse in British and American historiography of the German problem in the framework of the foreign policy approach.