WHO DROPPED THE SWORD OF STALINGRAD?
Journal: English Studies at NBU
Year: 2024

On November 29, 1943, at a ceremony at the Soviet Embassy in Tehran in the presence of President Roosevelt, Prime Minister Churchill presented Marshal Stalin with a Sword of Honour as a gift from King George VI to the 'steel-hearted citizens of Stalingrad'. According to an 'enduring legend' (Higgins, 1993), Stalin was surprised by the sword's weight and dropped it on the floor after he took it from Churchill. This article investigates this 'legend' to see whether the sword was dropped and, if ye