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title: Yalta 1945
author: Nicha Sursock
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/21130/yalta-1945/
format: machine-readable-alternate
license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 2025-10-14
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# Yalta 1945

_Authored by [Nicha Sursock](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/nichasursock/)_

## Image File

[![Yalta 1945](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/21130.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/21130.jpg)

## Image Caption

A gouache on paper painting titled *Yalta 1945* by Nicha Sursock. This is part of a series of 43 works representing the history of the USA.

The [Yalta conference](https://www.worldhistory.org/Yalta_Conference/), February 1945. The big three: Stalin, Churchill and Roosevelt, posing with their aides in front of the Livadia [Palace](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/palace/) in Yalta, deciding [Europe](https://www.worldhistory.org/europe/)'s fate and laying the foundations of the postwar order.

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## About the Author

Egyptian born Lebano-Croatian artist, born in 1951, currently residing between Vienna and Split in Croatia. Studied film direction in Brussels and started a career as an illustrator in l'Orient-Le Jour, a leading Lebanese daily and le progrès égyptien.
- [Facebook Profile](https://www.facebook.com/Nichas works)

## Cite This Work

### APA
Sursock, N. (2025, September 29). Yalta 1945. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/21130/yalta-1945/>
### Chicago
Sursock, Nicha. "Yalta 1945." *World History Encyclopedia*, September 29, 2025. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/21130/yalta-1945/>.
### MLA
Sursock, Nicha. "Yalta 1945." *World History Encyclopedia*, 29 Sep 2025, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/21130/yalta-1945/>.

## License & Copyright

Submitted by [Nicha Sursock](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/nichasursock/ "User Page: Nicha Sursock"), published on 29 September 2025. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon this content non-commercially, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.