stalin and company applaud the latvian communist delegates. is marshal callous inkle. they positions of acceptance of latvia as a soviet. state law he's beaten to be welcomed by soviet troops, his new guard of honor. we are reminded of a night in the molotov speech to the supreme soviet in 1930. nine talking about the soviet -ization of the ball can countries as some of the foreign press charge. the new constitution says from alaska guarantees freedom from unreasonable arrest unquote. however, enough reasonable charges are found to send thousands of latvian men women and children to slave labor camps in the soviet. union on this list are the names of 78 people arrested by the end cave e.d., the soviet secret police. the notation at the end of the list explain the quite result reasonable charges, not politically reliable, shoot them to death. the example of estonia, also in 1939, with more promises of the soviet union, the little country succeeds succeeds. and june, 1940 the red army invades estonia on the pretext of soviet soldiers stationed t

stalin and mao witnessing.orld war ii ends with the northern part of korea in the hands of soviet troops. united states and soviet representatives meet in seoul to reach agreement on unification for korea, but it becomes clear that the russians are not interested in a free united korea, but are determined to bring the entire country under communist domination. koreans north of the 38th parallel, the boundary line between free and communist held korea hearing the liberty and prosperity existing below the line, come in thousands to the new republic fleeing the autocratic communist people's republic. in june 1950 unprovoked and without warning, a ruthless bloody invasion of south korea was launched by north koreans. [ gunfire ] >> the lettering on this tank, however, is russian. the united states acts quickly to check the red aggression. subsequently the united nations issues a directive ordering the north koreans to cease their unprovoked attack. the directive is ignored. the united nations asks for additional mi

stalin promises a free and independent poland after the war. stalin joins the allies, pledging quote, we will give the liberated peoples of europe the fall right of freedom and let them decide for themselves their own form of government, and quote. behind the scenes stalin grooms his future puppets made up of polish puppets were laying the ground over work for the takeover of their country. the war is over and with red troops on polar soil, polish communists signed a pact with the kremlin on molotov signs for the ussr. stalin's promises and feast of general stuck or ski for free elections have already been disordered in poland. in an occupied poland, who's key figures are trained moscow agents. the example of czechoslovakia, december, 1943. the ambassador to russia and the czech government in exile signs a mutual assistance treaty with the soviets. these people are ten live in eons. august 7th, 1944 the republic requests incorporation into the ussr. today their existence is denied by the soviet union. albania, 1944, communist subversion under t

stalin reportedly said, i've never lost an election, stalin said to churchill. there was that note. i don't think there was russian interference in the general election in 1945, but there was perhaps a humorous exchange before churchill went home to learn, in fact, he had lost the election. >> on that day of the speech, was the international and national media in fulton for this speech? did they know how historic this speech was going to be? >> there was an advance copy of the speech, not a complete final draft circulated to the media, and yes, so they knew. there were hosts and hosts of radio broadcasters. there was no television coverage, though. the networks at the time -- television networking was in its infancy at that time, and it was quite an offer for them to send to middle america camera crews to cover this speech. they asked churchill, would you, in fact, be okay if we televised the speech. churchill was in miami beach, and then cuba before the speech in january of 1946, and he responded to the requests from westminster college. we have the telegram archives saying, i depr

stalin was livid at the speech in fulton here. he said quite clearly it was warmongering, it was a declaration of war. prior to that, churchill had been somewhat polite to stalin. he dog would send greetings and say he was a great man, maybe stroking his ego a little bit. but stalin knew full well that churchill was coming after his ideology. the iron curtain speech was more than a warning shot against the soviet union. as far as his relationship with harry truman, that is a fascinating relationship. the two men really did not know one another. when they first met at potsdam, right after the end of the war, churchill goes to potsdam with truman and stalin, not sure what to expect of harry truman. i think he was that he had known roosevelt -- i think he was -- he had known roosevelt very well. truman was a man from the middle west churchill did not know much about. i don't think churchill had high expectations for harry truman until truman started to speak, and then churchill realized truman was the right man for the right job. the

last straw, you know, stalin was living at the speech in fulton here. he said quite clearly it was warmongering. it was a declaration of war prior to that churchill had been somewhat polite to to stalin he would send greetings and say he was a great man kind of maybe stroking his eagle a little bit, but stalin knew full. well that that churchill was was coming after his ideology and iron curtain speech was was the warning and more than a warning shot to soviet union as far as his relationship with harry truman, you know, that's a very fascinating relationship the two men really didn't know one another when they first met at potsdam right after at the end of the war, you know church of course goes to potsdam with truman and stalin not sure what to expect of harry truman. i think you know, he was he had known roosevelt very well, but truman was this this new person from the middle west the churchill didn't know as much about i don't think churchill had high expectations for harry truman until truman started to speak and then churchill realized that truman

, and churchill, the only one left is stalin. it's the new cast, with ateley, truman, and stalin. it's a remarkable to reflect on that leadership change, the leaders who brought us through the victory in world war ii, it's now a different cast of characters entirely. going forward, and more specifically getting closer to fulton, the long train ride is a historic moment for the two leaders, because they spent close to 12 hours on a train from washington to missouri, overnight, 75 years ago, before they eventually arrived in fulton. a lot went on on that train. and we have accounts. perhaps you can talk, clifton, about some of the stories that come from that moment on the train, perhaps the lighter side of poker diplomacy, for instance, that happened on the train. >> well, i think the best story, the one i know the best out of all of that is that they were playing poker on the train, and my grandfather played poker as a way to relax. this was by no means a way to make money. they played penny ante poker, penny and dime. they had a

for a containment policy against our former world war ii allies in the soviet union led by joseph stalin this view that the the alliance that had won the war in europe and against japan was not necessarily going to be sustainable as a entirely friendly relationship. post war had been growing from really the moment that that roosevelt and churchill and stalin got together at yalta to discuss the post-war world. but this is the period 75 years ago when the what would become the cold war policy foreign policy of the west really began to take shape and as you'll hear tonight with our panelists? it was like so many moments in that world war ii period it was the rhetorical genius of winston churchill that really crystallized the idea and the reality for the western world. churchill's speech as well here was not immediately popular either in the us or in in western europe. and yet the force of his analysis and the the magic of his words of his rhetoric once again carried the day i grew up like many of you hearing the words iron curtain all the time as a as an ordinary matter of conversation. it

the big three, which had originally been fdr, stalin, and churchill, the only one left is stalin. it's a new cast. there is athlete, truman, and stalin. it's a remarkable to reflect on that leadership change, leaders who brought us through victory in world war ii. it's a different cast of characters entirely. going forward and getting closer to fulton, the long train ride is a historic moment for the two leaders, because they spent close to 12 hours on a train from washington to missouri, overnight 75 years ago, before they eventually arrived in fulton a lot went on on that train perhaps clifton, you can talk about some of the stories that come from that moment on the train and perhaps the lighter side of the diplomacy that happened on the train. >> the story i know the best is they were playing poker on the train, and my grandfather played poker as a way to relax. by no means it was a way to make money. they played penny any poker. they had a tradition during the games in key west where a grandpa played a lot of poker. they had a tradition that if anyone on the table went out and

stalin said it's white wine it's not vodka. my doctor said after the heart attack i have to drink white wine. grandpa at first i think he really admired that stalin was still standing. >> in that respect. >> not upright in every other way, in that respect. >> turning to the special relationship picking up on something you both said. edwina, in particular, you have seen some of the great leaders that have come to westminster college and america's national churchill museum since the speech. great players in the special relationship in large measure because your work, your sculpture of the berlin wall, the concrete manifestation of the iron curtain breakthrough is here. and some of the great cold warriors, the leaders that were involved in ending perhaps the cold war, or at least that chapter of it were here. and you are here for it all. perhaps you can reflect upon that day one year after the war wall fell, when you dedicated that remarkable sculpture made from the berlin wall called a breakthrough. and the special relationship t

stalin some of the spanish. seal who do plenty of those who were there i believe said that history will record you as a great builder for the benefit of mankind it is not my mr davies a 5 year plans were conceived and carried out by the people themselves again this is how you would this isn't soviet propaganda the movie itself. is the purge trials that were taking place in the soviet union it's really apologies for the stalin this government but that was acceptable in 1943 you could do that another hollywood film from the time the north star depicts liason a soviet collective farm on the eve of the war the american audience doesn't hear a word about collectivization or the dispossession of independent farmers. the soviet thousands look well fat and are so happy they sing at the end of their work day. was the filmmakers even went to the trouble of translating the lyrics of a famous sabia song why it is my motherland and made american children learned by heart and. i. was. the north star it was produced by samuel

is the purge trials that were taking place in the soviet union it's really apologies for the stalin this government but that was acceptable in 1943 you could do that another hollywood film from the time the north star depicts liason a soviet collective farm on the eve of the war the american audience doesn't hear a word about collectivization or of the dispossession of independent farmers. the soviet presence look well fat and are so happy they sing at the end of their work day. was the filmmakers even went to the trouble of translating the lyrics of a famous sabia song why it is my motherland and made american children learned by heart and. i. was. the north star it was produced by samuel goldwyn co-founder of one of hollywood's most successful film companies goldman mayor. of denver stan weiss famous american producer shot such a blatantly perfect and they stick picture we need to go to the archives of the library of congress where a document from the so-called office of for information of the united states is still stored. more information was established in 1942 by the roosevelt admi

joseph stalin died of a stroke just 10 days after that press conference. in which ike opened the door to a possible meeting between the two superpowers. it would be two more years before he was able to meet. with the new soviet leadership that meeting happened at the geneva conference in 1955. this big four conference consisted of the leaders of the soviet union the united states the united kingdom and france. they attended this conference to discuss. general disarmament proposals and the disposition of allied forces in berlin the soviets were particularly upset that western powers is still maintained troops in west berlin, which surrounded by east german. eisenhower's chosen to be chairman of the first of this conference's meetings. and he opened opened the conference by saying the following. we meet here for a simple purpose. we have come to find a basis for accommodation, which will make life safer and happier. not only for the nations we represent. but for people everywhere. so already in specifically dealing with the soviet leadership. he's implying t

stalin said the way to victory for communism in the world lay in an alliance of the soviet union with former colonial and oppressed peoples of the world. lenin's statement has been around longer, but most statements lead to the history made by communists since the end of world war ii in asia. what these statements have to do with men like these, we will get into in a moment. those statements also lead directly out of the past to these men. who, by fidel castro's own definition, are among the world's former colonial peoples. according to that definition, cuba was first made a colony of and oppressed by spain in the early 1500s. the spanish-american war put an end to spanish rule in their island country. but cuba then became what amounted to a colony of, and oppressed by, the united states in the late 1800s. according to castro, the situation lasted until about january 8, 1950 nine, when his revolution reached havana to finish chapter one in the battle of america. this may not be history as you know it from your american history books. today is the kind of history these men believe, whi

the movie circus has an extraordinary story behind it i think it was said to be stalin's favorite. opening scene there's a woman running from a an angry crowd threatening her and throwing rocks at her and at the bundle says and carrying is her black child. this german impresario at the climax of the film reveals the truth to the audience in the circus that she has a black child and of course the soviet response is so what do we care we don't care if he's purple polka dotted. and then he goes yearly is passed. to various members of the audience policing him a lawyer by one of the languages of research. i mean it couldn't be more. saccharine and more propaganda stick by it but it hit all the right nerves at the time as explain credibly popular even the song. that on the. air. was even a sort of a defacto anthem of the soviet union. it's definitely fear to say that those who appeared yunior with a prominent leader and anti-racism. government. if you. think you can. think like you look we. all know. that little black boy from the circus movie is now $87.00 he was born and raised in the

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can wrap my head around how they actually pull this off by these publicity trials is show trials stalin understood how to do that hitler understood how to do that well the united states under truman and eisenhower also understood added to that. and drained and intimidated hollywood begins to promote an entirely different image of the soviet union let's be honest have we anything like it and russia you know can you imagine what the brits would be due to like that. a film that pokes fun at the behavior of soviet paragraphs abroad was shot in 1939 but it turned out to be most useful with the onset of the cold war. why was. the new national committee made it actually just because a lot more so that all the little government. somebody really really boasts of their own little service was good. the americans actively distributed and promoted new niche kind post where you're especially in italy where the communist party's position was strong there was never stated in the film that communism in the u.s.s.r. back it went without saying religion and those that know it's going to say it's got the m

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