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May 21, 1944
Oskar Lange gives a statement to the Russian News Agency (TASS) about his recent visit the Polish Army in the USSR and his meeting with Joseph Stalin.
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.
November 14, 1945
TASS reports on an Uruguayan news story that claims the Soviet regime is built around Stalin's personality rather than communist or socialist principles.
Swedish newspaper Expressen suggests that Western rumors surrounding Stalin's diminishing health will only get worse unless TASS, or some other authoritative Russian source, clearly refutes them.
November 13, 1945
A radio broadcast suggests Stalin is not sick, but merely tired from the war.
November 12, 1945
TASS reports on foreign news stories it views as slanderous to Joseph Stalin, including stories on his declining health and possible successors.
TASS reports on foreign news stories it views as slanderous to Joseph Stalin.
October 28, 1945
TASS reports on newspaper articles in the foreign press disputing rumors of Stalin's illness.
October 27, 1945
US Ambassador to the Soviet Union Harriman told the press that Stalin was in good condition when they met in Sochi.
October 26, 1945
TASS reports on rumors that Stalin is ill and blames the American press for fueling these rumors.