Speech Delivered at an Election Meeting in the Stalin Election District, Moscow February 9, 1946
Moscow: Foreign Languages Publishing House, 1946. Photographic portrait. Stapled wraps. Octavo. 22 pages.
An important speech by Stalin delivered just months after the end of World War II. Comrade Stalin reflects on the Allied victory in the war, the performance of the Red Army therein, and the consequent validation of the stability of the Soviet System.
The historical significance of this speech is not its connection with World War II, however. The significance is that Stalin essentially declares the existence of a Cold War in this speech. He claims that capitalism was the cause of both World War I and World War II, and argues that war is inevitable as long as capitalism exists. Winston Churchill would deliver his "iron curtain" speech in Fulton, Missouri one month later.
A crucial artifact from the beginning of the Cold War. This Moscow imprint is rare, with OCLC locating just 7 holdings worldwide--only 3 of which are in the U.S. Text is in English.
Printed covers with some light scattered browning and faint stains. Clean and sound. Near fine overall.
Item #1485
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