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258. The Big Three & The Big Carve Up (Ep 3)

2025/5/26
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William Drimple
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Anita Arnon: 在之前的几集中,我们介绍了参与者的名单、幕后交易以及他们的小秘密,甚至包括他们自己都不知道已经被卖给苏联的秘密。现在他们要见面了,罗斯福的飞行旅程非常艰辛。斯大林对安全问题非常重视,采取了包括清洗潜在对手和清除克里米亚鞑靼人等极端措施。他没有亲自迎接与会者,而是派莫洛托夫前往,这被英国代表团视为一种明显的怠慢。各方不仅担心苏联控制了东欧,也担心罗斯福的状态。 William Drimple: 丘吉尔神采奕奕地下飞机,而罗斯福则需被用轮椅抬下飞机,他坚持不希望媒体拍摄到他脆弱的时刻。罗斯福不希望受丘吉尔的约束,这预示着英国战后地位的衰落。斯大林担心纳粹袭击,制定了严格的飞机进场协议,以防误伤。英国代表团担心罗斯福的健康状况不佳。罗斯福和丘吉尔在停机坪上的互动,被视为国际形象的展示。斯大林已在自己的地堡中准备就绪,这只是游戏和立场形成的开始。

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The episode begins by describing the arrival of the Big Three at the Yalta Conference, highlighting the contrasting appearances of Churchill and Roosevelt. It emphasizes the security concerns and political maneuvering evident from the start, including Stalin's absence and Roosevelt's insistence on not being photographed in his wheelchair. The role of the leaders' daughters as key aides and their observations of the events are highlighted.
  • Churchill's swaggering arrival contrasted with Roosevelt's frail appearance and need for a wheelchair.
  • Stalin's obsessive security measures and his absence at the airport.
  • The role of Churchill and Roosevelt's daughters as key aides in the conference.
  • The initial political maneuvering and power plays between the Big Three.

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Where did The Big Three stay as they carved up the post-war world map, and why were their rooms full of bedbugs? Why did FDR refuse to allow the press to photograph him arriving at Yalta? What role did Churchill and FDR’s daughters play in the political negotiations?

William and Anita discuss the first day of the Yalta conference and the unlikely alliances that begin to form as The Big Three redesign Europe…

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