After the death of Joseph Stalin and the June 1953 uprising , the Soviet Union began to return the East German factories it had taken as reparations .
By the end of 1950 East Germany had paid $3.7 bn of Russia 's $10 bn reparations demand .
After the death of Joseph Stalin and the June 1953 uprising , the Soviet Union began to return the East Germany   factories East Germany had taken as reparations .
By the end of 1950 East Germany had paid $3.7 bn of Russia 's $10 bn reparations demand .