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Stalin and the Cold War

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East Asia

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Eastern Europe

Poland

American diplomat William Averell Harriman

Harriman, W. Averell (William Averell)

1891 - 1986

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United States

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Cold War Origins

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Western Europe

Germany

A photo of Joseph Stalin from 1943

Stalin, Joseph

1879 - 1953

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Kuril Islands/Northern Territories Dispute

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China and the End of World War II

Cropped photograph of Soviet politician, Vyacheslav Molotov.

Molotov, Vyacheslav Mikhaylovich

1890 - 1986

Sino-Japanese Relations

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Vasilevsky, Aleksandr Mikhaylovich

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Djilas, Milovan

1911 - 1995

Chiang Kai-shek

Chiang, Kai-shek (Jiang Jieshi)

1887 - 1975

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September 10, 1955	Gazette of the State Council of the People's Republic of China, 1955, No. 14 (Overall Issue No. 17) This issue begins with orders related to grain conservation. It also includes a statement regarding the departure of Japanese who stayed in China after World War II and documents that address China's exclusion from the Inter-Parliamentary Union. Other sections cover cooperation between Chinese and East German scientists, Sino-Egyptian trade negotiations, and regulations for graduate students in the Chinese Academy of Sciences.
April 21, 1955	Gazette of the State Council of the People's Republic of China, 1955, No. 5 (Overall Issue No. 8) This issue begins with an announcement from Mao Zedong to end the state of war between China and Germany. It then features several reports about the Bandung Asian-African Conference in Indonesia, including a statement about the bomb explosion that sought to target Zhou Enlai on the way there. Other sections cover topics such as Sino-Indian relations, the creation of a Third Ministry of Machine Building to oversee developments in aviation, and the establishment of ethnic autonomous areas.
September 1945	Atomic Bomb (Report of the Group of [Soviet] Embassy Staff Members Who Visited Hiroshima) A group of staff members from the Soviet Embassy in Tokyo interviewed Japanese witnesses of the atomic bomb explosions in Hiroshima and Nagasaki. They found that the two bombs wreaked havoc on the bodies of those within a small radius of the explosion; most survivors exhibited severe burns, a decreased white blood cell count, and injuries from broken glass. Witnesses from outside this radius faced less severe injuries, and the Embassy staff note that the Japanese press has been exaggerating the effects of the atomic bomb in order to justify the nation’s unconditional surrender.
September 1945	G.J. Malik, 'Clarifications on the Compilation [about the Atomic Bomb]' Soviet ambassador Yakov Malik introduces a compilation of eyewitness materials and data gathered in the aftermath of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Staff members from the Soviet embassy in Tokyo were sent to survey the explosion sites, speaking personally with survivors and capturing footage of the affected cities.
September 23, 1944	The Battle for Warsaw Stalin updates Harriman and Kerr on the Battle for Warsaw and what the Red Army has encountered as it advances toward Warsaw.
September 23, 1944	The President’s and the Prime Minister’s Message to Marshal Stalin regarding the Quebec Decisions Stalin, Kerr, and Harriman discuss plans for fighting in the Far East and the Pacific.
September 23, 1944	Prisoners of War in the Balkans Harriman and Stalin discuss the Red Army's help evacuating American prisoners of war from Romania and their treatment by the Bulgarians.
September 23, 1944	Establishment of a Tripartite Military Committee in Moscow Harriman, Kerr, and Stalin discuss the development of a tripartite military committee.
September 23, 1944	Operations in France Marshal Stalin and Clark Kerr discuss the strategy in France and hurting Germany by taking industrial centers.
September 23, 1944	Stalin, Harriman and Kerr Discuss a Future Meeting Ambassadors Harriman and Kerr discuss the possibility of a future "big three" meeting with Stalin.