Tag Archives: Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact

Hoffmann and Stalin Toast One another at Nazi-Soviet Pact signingStalin’s Jewish Ears - A Smoking Gun?

Was Stalin Jewish? Hitler had suspicions - and  theories, one of which was that Jews had, well, Jewish ears. To see for himself, the German leader ordered a headshot of his Soviet counterpart. Read more →

red_flag-2-watchesThe Reichstag Red Flag: Faked?

Staged? Faked? Like Joe Rosenthal’s famous Iwo Jima image that inspired him, Evgeny Khaldei’s dramatic photograph attracted controversy - and still appears in different versions.   Read more →