Today in History: Memo from Stalin
Today in History–August 13–the Library of Congress features a memo from Soviet leader Joseph Stalin, written on this day in 1942. Stalin drafted the memorandum to British Prime Minister Winston Churchill and U.S. President Franklin Delano Roosevelt opposing their decision not to invade Western Europe. Find out more by visiting the Today in History section, then click the links below to access resources related to Stalin.
Joseph Stalin wrote a memo from America’s Library
Memo from Soviet leader Joseph Stalin (more background information | English translation)
The Death of Stalin: Contemporaries Take Stock of a Dictator 50 Years Later
Internal Workings of the Soviet Union – Revelations from the Russian Archives online exhibition
Mentions of Joseph Stalin in Frontline Diplomacy oral history collection
“Lenine Is Through” The Weekly Times-Record Valley City, N.D., 15 June 1922
Joseph Stalin U.S. historical newspaper coverage
Political cartoons
- Mr. Stalin revolutionizes the drama 1939 Herb Block
- Soviet Opposition to the Marshall Plan: Can he block it? 1947 Edwin Marcus
- It’s the same thing without mechanical problems 1949 Herb Block
- Is Joe Stalin Running in All These Elections? 1950 Herb Block
- Always Glad to Loan My Neighbor a Shovel 1951 Herb Block
- I’ll Make the Down Payment For You 1951 Herb Block
- Formosa! Formosa! Formosa! 1951 Herb Block
- The Thinker 1951 Herb Block
- Workers Arise 1953 Herb Block
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