Stalin, Roosevelt and Churchill at 1945 Yalta Conference

World Leaders at the Yalta Conference, 1945: Soviet leader Josef Stalin, American President Franklin Delano Roosevelt and British Prime Minister Winston Churchill seated together during the Yalta Conference, 1945. Behind them stand their respective foreign ministers Molotov, Stettinius and Eden. Decisions made at this conference influenced the rebuilding of Europe after WWII. They were held on the grounds of Livadio Palace in Yalta, Crimea. Standing behind are Lord Leathers, Anthony Eden, Edward Settinius, Alexander Cadogan, V.M. Molotov, and Averill Harriman. Photo taken February 9, 1945, (UPI Photo/Files)