The Soviet occupation in Austria, 1945-1955: An agenda for research

Until recently, insufficient research has been done on the Soviet occupatio n in Austria 1945-1955. Whereas the Western Allies are subject of a vast qu antity of scientific literature, only a few studies focus on their Russian counterpart. In his article the author gives a brief overview concerning th e state of research and the situation in Russian archives and-with respect to recent publications on the Soviet administration in Germany puts togethe r an agenda for further research on the main issues of Soviet policy in Aus tria, its institutions, and staff.