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In Tehran on 11/12/1943, the specially commissioned ceremonial Sword of Stalingrad was presented by Winston Churchill to Joseph Stalin for his country's contribution to the war, and to commemorate the battle of Stalingrad.




Stalin, FDR, and Churchill share a laugh


Churchill presents the sword to Stalin

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Knowing that death is certain and that the time of death is uncertain, what's the most important thing?
—Bhikkhuni Pema Chödrön

Humankind cannot bear very much reality.
—From "Burnt Norton," Four Quartets (1936), T. S. Eliot