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several old black and white photos of men in suits and hatsfour pieces of paper are shown on a white surface
Hermitage Fine Art

956 - STALIN, I.V. (1878–1953)
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Estimate €200 - €250
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Description
STALIN, I.V. (1878–1953) CHURCHILL, W. (1874–1965) 3 photographs of the participants at the Fourth Moscow Conference. Moscow, October 1944 Photographer: M. Kalashnikova. 14.9 x 24 cm; 17 x 24.5 cm; 16.5 x 23.7 cm. Photographer’s name on the reverse of each photograph. Pictured are the Chairman of the Council of People’s Commissars of the USSR, I.V. Stalin; the British Prime Minister, W. Churchill; the People’s Commissar for Foreign Affairs of the USSR, V.M. Molotov, the British Foreign Secretary A. Eden, the British Chief of the Imperial General Staff A. Brooke and the US Ambassador to the USSR A. Harriman. The Fourth Moscow Conference, known in English-language historiography as the Tolstoy Conference (after its code name ‘Tolstoy’) and also known as Churchill’s second visit to Moscow, brought together the principal Allies of the Second World War from 9 to 19 October 1944. Discussions centred on the Soviet Union’s entry into the war against Japan, the post-war division of the Balkans in the form of the so-called ‘percentage agreement’, and the future of Poland. The British also agreed to return to the Soviet Union all former Soviet citizens, without exception, who had been released from German captivity. Maria Ivanovna Kalashnikova (1906–1949), photographer and photojournalist for *Pravda* during the Great Patriotic War and the early post-war years. After her husband’s death at the front in the spring of 1944, she resumed her work at *Pravda*. Among other things, she photographed the 1945 Victory Parade on Red Square and covered the Potsdam Conference. At the buyer’s request, we will be happy to provide a general report on the condition of the lot described above. However, as we are not professional conservators or restorers, we strongly advise potential buyers to carry out their own inspection or to consult a specialist of their choice to obtain a full assessment of the lot’s condition. Descriptions of items provided in the catalogue or by correspondence are for information purposes only and should not be regarded as a definitive assessment. NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSION REGARDING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD ‘AS IS’, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF SALE PUBLISHED IN THE CATALOGUE.
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About the sale RARE BOOKS & MANUSCRIPTS: Antique books § Autographs, rare editions, photographs § Works on paper
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Auction time 10/29/2026 at 2:30 PM
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