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A photo of Joseph Stalin from 1943

Stalin and the Cold War

A photo of Joseph Stalin from 1943

Stalin, Joseph

1879- 1953

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Molotov, Vyacheslav Mikhaylovich

1890- 1986

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Malenkov, Georgii Maksimilianovich

1901- 1988

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Beria, Lavrenty P.

1899- 1953

George F. Kennan, 1947

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1904- 2005

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Truman with Attlee and Stalin at Potsdam

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September 1, 1944	George Kennan's Assessment of Soviet Political Figures Kennan assess Soviet officials. He focuses on Stalin to create a profile from his history and experiences.
August 9, 1944	Conversation Between Mikolajczyk and Stalin Stalin and Mikolajczyk discuss aid to Polish fighters in Warsaw and Post War Poland and Germany
June 5, 1944	Djilas’s Conversations at Stalin’s Dacha Milovan Djilas meets Stalin at his Dacha to discuss current affairs.
May 22, 1944	Stalin and a Polish People’s Home Council (KRN) Delegation Meet in Moscow The Polish State National Council (KRN) visits Stalin in Moscow to discuss Polish politics.
October 29, 1945	Telegram, V. Molotov, L. Beria, G. Malenkov, and A. Mikoyan to Cde. Stalin Molotov, Beria, Malenkov, and Mikoyan ask Stalin to approve an announcement awarding the Order of Lenin to A.A. Andreyev on the occasion of his 50th birthday.
August 7, 1946	Report of the Labour Party on its Goodwill Mission to the USSR UK Labour party representatives' summary of their trip to the Soviet Union. Visiting multiple cities, the representatives discussed Soviet education, rebuilding, economic conditions, and more. The members also spoke with Stalin about improving relations between the USSR and UK.
October 13, 1944	Record of Meeting Held at Spiridonovka House on 13 October at 5 p.m. M. Mikolajczyk discusses the Polish memorandum regarding the reconstruction and internal affairs of post-war Poland, Stalin reprimands Mikolajczyk for the extralegal approval of this memorandum. Churchill defends the memorandum, Stalin criticizes it, and Mikolajczyk emphasizes Poland's sovereignty as well as the legitimacy of the underground government in occupied Poland. Contentious discussion on the issue of the Curzon Line between Stalin and Mikolajczyk--Churchill acts as a mediator.
September 1944	Memorandum by George Kennan , 'Russia – Seven Years Later' (excerpt) George Kennan describes Stalin's character, underlining the importance of his nationality, ignorance of the west, and his seclusion. Kennan further warns that Stalin's advisors are not interested in collaborating with western democracies, and that Russia's internal police regime is developed beyond its foreign policy.
March 5, 1953	CPSU CC Protocol, 'Record of Proceedings of the Joint Meeting of the CPSU Central Committee Plenum, the Council of Ministers of the Union of the SSR, and the Presidium of the Supreme Council of the USSR' This protocol concerns the meeting of the CPSU Presidium & Soviet Council of Ministers as Stalin was about to die.