1893-1976
Eastern Europe
(372) documents
1879- 1953
Western Europe
1890- 1986
-
1883- 1954
1901- 1988
1899- 1953
South America
North America
November 15, 1945
TASS reports on French news stories it views as slanderous to Stalin, including stories on his declining health and what it will mean for Russian foreign policy should Zhdanov succeed him.
October 23, 1945
Report that the French press has been instructed by the Ministry of Information not to spread any information of foreign policy favorable to the USSR.
October 19, 1945
Articles on the Yalta Conference, Foreign Minister Molotov's influence in the Soviet Union, and Stalin's alleged illness.
October 11, 1945
French newspaper "Pari-Press" reported on rumors of Stalin's departure for the Caucuses on vacation, and claimed this confirmed rumors Stalin was ill; Newspaper "Chicago Tribune" similarly reported rumors of Stalin's retirement and a resulting 'behind-the-scenes battle for power' between Zhukov, backed by the army, and Molotov, backed by the Communist Party.
November 18, 1947
Stalin and Thorez discuss the status of the French Communist Party in the post-war world, as well as the ongoing struggle between communists and other left-wing groups in France.
November 19, 1944
French communist Comrade Thorez and Stalin discuss the situation of the Communist Party in France.