It was taken by Komsomolskaya Pravda, editor in chief. He was ordered to destroy it, but instead saved it.
(4:31AM, June 22, 1941) unauthorized photo taken of Stalin inside of the Kremlin shows the very moment he was informed that Germany had began their invasion of the Soviet Union
5 Comments
arctanthrope@lemmy.world · 22 pts · 3d
at 4:31am, you could tell me I'd won a million dollars and I'd probably look like this
aeronmelon@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 3d
He’s taking a moment of silence for the German soldiers who have no fucking idea what they’re getting themselves into.
“Brace yourself, winter is coming.”
Malica@lemmy.zip · 4 pts · 3d
Incredible picture, can't believe I've never seen it before
spacegoat@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 2d
Can someone photoshop him to be a construction worker in one of those old black and white photos, dangling his feet off of New York City construction projects
resipsaloquitur@lemmy.cafe · 1 pts · 2d