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d'Vinci

Zakharov, M.V. (Matvei Vasilevich) 1898 - 1972

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d'Vinci

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People

Photograph of Zhou Enlai in 1972.

Zhou, Enlai

1898 - 1976

Portrait of Mao Zedong from propaganda poster

Mao, Zedong

1893 - 1976

Portrait of DRV leader Pham Van Dong, 1972.

Phạm, Văn Đồng (Pham Van Dong)

1906 - 2000

Kim Il Sung, 1978

Kim, Il Sung

1912 - 1994

Soviet soldier taking a photograph of another soldier in Red Square, Moscow, 1959

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Soviet Union

Cuba's National Capitol Building, January 2010.

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Cuba

Pyongyang photographed in March 20212

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Portrait of Mao Zedong on Tiananmen Gate in Beijing, China, 1972.

East Asia

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China

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China

Liaoning Province

Executive Committee of the National Security Committee during the Cuban Missile Crisis.

Cuban Missile Crisis

Photograph of 38th parallel crossing during Korean War

Korean War, 1950-1953

Sino-Soviet Relations

Sino-Soviet Alliance, 1950-1959

Cuban Foreign Relations

Photograph of a US POW during the Vietnam War.

Vietnam War

Popular Documents

June 26, 1950	Top Secret Report on the Military Situation in South Korea from Shtykov to Comrade Zakharov Report from Shtykov to Zakharov detailing North Korean advances on the first day of the Korean War. Included is a list of conclusions drawn up by Shtykov regarding the conduct of Northern and Southern forces thus far.
September 26, 1950	Ciphered Telegram from Matveyev (Zakharov) to Feng Xi (Stalin) Telegram from Zakharov to Stalin detailing the dire situation for the North Koreans following the Incheon landing.
November 17, 1950	Telegram from Mao Zedong to Peng Dehuai Mao Zedong informs Peng Dehuai and Gao Gang that Stalin has approved of a single central command led by the Chinese, and that they are now waiting to see how Kim Il Sung will respond.
May 24, 1962	R. Malinovsky and M. Zakharov, Memorandum on Deployment of Soviet Forces to Cuba Zakharov and Malinovsky send to Khrushchev the Ministry of Defense’s proposal to send troops and supplies to Cuba. Zakharov and Malinovsky give further detail as to the nature of material to be sent to Cuba and a timetable for building launch pads and assembling missiles.
September 27, 1962	Report from Marshal of the Soviet Union M. Zakharov to Comrade R. Ya. Malinovsky on Combat Supplies and Ammunition for Operation 'Anadyr' A report detailing the type and amount of combat supplies and ammunition sent with troops on operation “Anadyr’”.

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