Thre Strengthening of the Right-Wing Political Vector in Germany in the Second Half of the 1920s and Early 1930s and the Winding Down of the Rappal Policy

Abstract

The article discusses the process of gradual strengthening of the right political flank of the Weimar Republic and the growth of anti-Soviet rhetoric by the end of the 1920s and the beginning of the 1930s. On the basis of archival materials, the desire of German conservatives to consistently curtail the policy of peaceful and fruitful coexistence with the USSR is demonstrated. Attention is paid to issues of criticism of cooperation in the military and political spheres, the desire to create an anti-Bolshevik bloc of European countries, and anti-Soviet diplomatic steps. The growing influence of the right-wing radical NSDAP towards the end of the Weimar Republic contributed to the strengthening of this trend and to the rejection of the principles of the Rapallo.