Tehran-43: A meeting with high stakes. When are the fates of the peoples of Europe decided without their representatives?

Collage by Olena Zelenina.

There were still "endless" years and a half before the victorious May 1945, the future outcome of the war was predicted by optimistic forecasts, but was not predetermined when the leaders of the "Big Three" (USSR, USA, Great Britain) held talks in Tehran from November 28 to December 1, 1943. They had conflicting plans of action, and there were only four days to make a decision...