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LorenzLuthi

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Historian of international relations at McGill. Published _Sino-Soviet Split_ (2008) & _Cold Wars_ (2020).
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November 20 – 1972: A GDR analysis reveals the country loses money from exporting goods. This happens just as the GDR receives Western loans for the import of industrial facilities to produce export goods for hard currency! No wonder the GDR is almost bankrupt in the 1980s. #OTD

November 20 – 1972: A GDR analysis reveals the country loses money from exporting goods. This happens just as the GDR receives Western loans for the import of industrial facilities to produce export goods for hard currency! No wonder the GDR is almost bankrupt in the 1980s. #OTD