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title: Molotov & Ribbentrop, 1939
author: Mikhail Mikhaylovich Kalashnikov
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/19696/molotov--ribbentrop-1939/
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updated: 2024-11-20
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# Molotov & Ribbentrop, 1939
_Authored by Mikhail Mikhaylovich Kalashnikov_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/19696.png)
## Image Caption
A 1939 photograph of Vyacheslav Molotov (1890-1986), the People’s Commissar of Foreign Affairs for the USSR, and Joachim von Ribbentrop (1893-1946), German foreign minister, during negotiations of the [Nazi-Soviet Pact](https://www.worldhistory.org/Nazi-Soviet_Pact/).
## Cite This Work
### APA
Kalashnikov, M. M. (2024, November 20). Molotov & Ribbentrop, 1939. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
Kalashnikov, Mikhail Mikhaylovich. "Molotov & Ribbentrop, 1939." *World History Encyclopedia*, November 20, 2024. .
### MLA
Kalashnikov, Mikhail Mikhaylovich. "Molotov & Ribbentrop, 1939." *World History Encyclopedia*, 20 Nov 2024, .
## License & Copyright
[Original image](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:%D0%9C%D0%BE%D0%BB%D0%BE%D1%82%D0%BE%D0%B2_%D0%B8_%D0%A0%D0%B8%D0%B1%D0%B1%D0%B5%D0%BD%D1%82%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%BF_crop.png) by [**Mikhail Mikhaylovich Kalashnikov**](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:%D0%9C%D0%BE%D0%BB%D0%BE%D1%82%D0%BE%D0%B2_%D0%B8_%D0%A0%D0%B8%D0%B1%D0%B1%D0%B5%D0%BD%D1%82%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%BF_crop.png). Submitted by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/ "User Page: Mark Cartwright"), published on 20 November 2024. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Public Domain](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_domain). This item is in the public domain, and can be used, copied, and modified without any restrictions. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.