This article reviewed one of the local conflicts in which the Soviet Union took part – the Berlin crisis of 1953. The answer is also given to the question of what the Berlin crisis was – a genuine popular uprising against the dictatorship, or a rebellion inspired by Western intelligence services. Of course, to answer this question, we have to study various documents and memoirs of competent persons.
Germany, GDR, the Cold War, special services, 1953, the events of June 17, rebellion, counterrevolution
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