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World War II Yalta
The Big Three Conference, Yalta

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The Big Three Conference, Yalta. 1945. Vintage ferrotyped gelatin silver print. 14 x 19,2 cm. Typed press text label on the verso.

This rare photograph captures a moment in the conference room during the third meeting of the Three Powers at Livadia Palace, Yalta. Among those depicted are Marshal Joseph Stalin, M. Maisky, Admiral William Leahy, Secretary of State Edward Stettinius, advisor Harry Hopkins, and President Franklin D. Roosevelt. Held in February 1945, the Yalta Conference brought together the leaders of the United States, the United Kingdom, and the Soviet Union - Roosevelt, Churchill, and Stalin - to discuss the postwar reorganization of Germany and Europe. The goal was to establish a framework for peace, collective security, and the self-determination of liberated nations. Though intended to shape a stable postwar order, the agreements reached at Yalta soon became a source of contention as the Cold War divided the continent. The conference took place in the Crimean palaces of Livadia, Yusupov, and Vorontsov. – Some handling dents/creases, traces of two punch holes in right edge, some mirroring in a few dark areas, otherwise in good condition.