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Boris V. Petelin
Cherepovets State University
CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC UNION/THE CHRISTIAN SOCIAL UNION AND THE FRANKFURT ECONOMIC COUNCIL OF BIZONIA IN 1947-1949
Petelin B.V. Christian Democratic Union/the Christian Social Union and the Frankfurt economic council of Bizonia in 1947-1949. Vestnik of Kostroma State University, 2022, vol. 28, № 4, pp. 14–20. https://doi.org/10.34216/1998-0817-2022-28-4-14-20
DOI: https://doi.org/10.34216/1998-0817-2022-28-4-14-20
УДК: 94(430)”1947/1949”
EDN: CQAWTJ
Publish date: 2022-11-05
Annotation: The fate of Germany after the collapse of the Nazi regime was in the hands of the victors, who took upon themselves the responsibility to ensure its unity. However, the actions of the military authorities in the west and in the east of the country led to the opposite result. The creation of Bizonia by the Anglo-American administrations and the establishment of the Economic Council, as discussed in the article, was a departure from the decisions of the Potsdam Conference. This was facilitated by the German CDU and CSU parties, which prepared the economic, political and legislative foundations of the future West German state. However, it must be admitted that the activities of the Economic Council contributed to the normalization of the life of the German population in the Western occupation zones, the revival of the market economy, which, with the participation of Ludwig Erhard, became known as the ‟socio-market economy”. In fact, as highlighted in this article, German politicians, deputies of the Economic Council took responsibility for overcoming the devastating consequences of the war.
Keywords: Germany, occupation regime, Bison, Economic Council, CDU/CSU, legislative policy, social market economy.
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Author's info: Boris V. Petelin, Doctor of Historical Sciences, Cherepovets State University, Cherepovets, Russia, pbwtscherepowez@mail.ru, https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6644-5932