![]() ![]() In my research for “The Luck of the Weissensteiners”, I came across quite a few sources that seemed politically coloured. But was it really likely that anyone wanted two separate German states or cared in the period that was Glasnost? At the times many bought into the story, after all, didn’t it sound nicer than the idea that Russia had no longer an interest in the broken satellite state? Still, the myth made its way to history books and has always slightly bothered me because in my view it was created for all the wrong reasons. ![]() When the Berlin Wall came down, the German press was full of Chancellor Kohl walking along a river with President Gorbachev and the myth was created that on this “walk-and-talk” only Kohl’s diplomatic skills led to the German reunification. ![]() I must say that this is an excellent question and one that I have often thought about before writing historical novels. This week I am featured with an interview on historical writing on this amazing new blog: ![]()
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