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Obsessions of Berlin
Mattick, Paul
http://www.connexions.org/CxArchive/MIA/mattick-paul/1948/10/berlin.htmhttp://www.marxists.org/archive/mattick-paul/1948/10/berlin.htm Publisher: Partisan Review Year Published: 1948 Resource Type: Article Cx Number: CX10505 The Russians are Berlin's second great obsession. The rape of the city is burned deep into the minds of its inhabitants because it is associated with their greatest disappointment. Long before the fall of the city, refugees from the East told horrible stories about the Russians' behavior. So did the radio. But wishful thinking discounted these stories as exaggerations and propaganda. At any rate, it could not get worse than it was. The same hope that welcomed Hitler in exchange for the depression welcomed now the Russians in exchange for the bombings. Subject Headings |