The Yalta Conference
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- Date created
- February 1945
- Location
- Yalta
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Winston Churchill, President Franklin Roosevelt and Joseph Stalin met in Yalta to discuss the reorganization of post-war Europe in February, 1945. In this photograph, the three men are wearing heavy overcoats and are seated outside.Persian rugs are scattered at their feet. President Roosevelt can be seen listening as Winston Churchill, cigar in his hand, speaks to him. Joseph Stalin, with his hands folded in his lap, looks straight ahead. Military flag officers of the United States, Great Britain, and the Soviet Union stand behind them.
