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Monument of Joseph Stalin in front of the town hall in Gori, Georgia.
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Yalta Conference
(From left) Winston Churchill, Franklin Roosevelt, and Joseph Stalin at the Yalta...
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Joseph Stalin
Joseph Stalin on a Soviet propaganda poster, 1952; the text translates to “Forward...
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Harry S. Truman, Winston Churchill, and Joseph Stalin at the Potsdam Conference
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Winston Churchill, Harry Truman, and Joseph Stalin
British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, U.S. Pres. Harry S. Truman, and Soviet...
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U.S. Pres. Harry S. Truman (centre) shaking hands with British Prime Minister Winston...
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Winston Churchill, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and Joseph Stalin
(From left) Winston Churchill, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and Joseph Stalin at the Yalta...
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(From left) Winston Churchill, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and Joseph Stalin at the Yalta...
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