Author profile: Eleanor Kaye
Why did the Soviets provoke a series of crises over Berlin between 1958 and 1961?
The motivations for the Soviets in provoking the crises of 1958-1961 can, for the most part, be divided into four categories: defensive, economic, the role of the East German communists and external factors. Different historians place varying amounts of importance on each group of factors.
