Open AccessThe Soviet Delegation at the 1945 Yalta Conference: Components of Success
Author(s) -
S. N. Yurchenko
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
perspektivy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2411-3417
DOI - 10.32726/2411-3417-2020-2-84-100
Subject(s) - negotiation , delegation , geopolitics , work (physics) , political science , settlement (finance) , foundation (evidence) , position (finance) , balance (ability) , public administration , political economy , law , sociology , engineering , business , politics , mechanical engineering , finance , payment , medicine , physical medicine and rehabilitation
The article analyzes the external and internal conditions that enabled the Soviet delegation’s successful work at the Yalta Conference in 1945. The military balance on the war fronts was of decisive importance, and above all the successes of the Soviet troops, which significantly strengthened the position of the USSR within the anti-Hitler coalition. Factors of personal understanding among I. Stalin, F. Roosevelt and W. Churchill, acting on a solid foundation of geopolitics, and their working together played a major role. Intensive informational and analytical work, in preparation for a postwar settlement, greatly contributed to the Soviet delegation’s success. Other elements included, for instance, Stalin's strengths as a negotiator, as well as a number of infrastructural advantages and opportunities which the host country always possesses during negotiations, and which were effectively used during the Crimean conference.