Stalin addressing Red army units in Red Square, while German troops surround Moscow, November 7, 1941. It was this innate ability of persuasion that allowed Stalin to hold his nation together during its worst hours.
Joseph Stalin shakes hands with the German Foreign Minister, Joachim von Ribbentrop, at a reception celebrating the Nazi-Soviet non-aggression pact on August 23, 1939. Nazi Germany would disregard this treaty within two years, when they launched a full-fledged attack on the Soviet Union.
Stalin victorious at Potsdam in 1945. By this time he had been given five titles of extreme importance (as if one wasn't enough).
A photo of Joseph Stalin, the ruthless, deception, and inherently evil man responsible for the deaths of millions, joking before a camera. Truly a unique occasion.
Prime Minister Winston Churchill, President Franklin Roosevelt, and Secretary General Joseph Stalin demonstrate a confident and good humor at their February 1945 Summit in the Crimean town of Yalta.
