Why did Stalin end the Berlin Blockade?

On May 4, the Soviets met with the three Western Allies in Berlin and agreed to end the blockade, effective on May 12. One more thing is that Soviets actually lost this fighting : Not only did the blockade turn out to be totally ineffective, it ended up backfiring on the Soviets in other ways. It provoked genuine fears of war in the West. read more

The communist Soviet leader, Stalin decided to blockade Berlin meaning he closed off all railways, railroads, and canals leading to the western parts of the city. His reasons for this consisted of many events. The main reason was opposing views between the East and West. read more

I found one important exception to the above in the form of a 1997 article by William Stivers 1 in Diplomatic History which is frequently cited in subsequent works and encyclopedia entries on the subject of the Berlin blockade. read more