Marking 50 Years of the Warsaw Pact
Marking the 50th anniversary of the signing of the Warsaw Treaty in 1955, the Cold War International History Project held a conference with U.S. and European historians on May 26-27, in conjunction with the Kennan Institute, the Militärgeschichtliches Forschungsamt (MGFA) and the Harvard Project on Cold War Studies. Participants reassessed the history of the Warsaw Pact in light of emerging evidence from East European and Russian archives. Although established as a defensive alliance against the West, the Warsaw Pact ended up being a coercive tool against its own members. New evidence from East European archives offers a detailed picture of the inner workings of the Communist alliance. Documents are available in the CWIHP Virtual Archive at http://www.cwihp.org.
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The Cold War International History Project supports the full and prompt release of historical materials by governments on all sides of the Cold War. Through an award winning Digital Archive, the Project allows scholars, journalists, students, and the interested public to reassess the Cold War and its many contemporary legacies. It is part of the Wilson Center's History and Public Policy Program. Read more
