Did Stalin Speak English

[Dylan the Canadian]

If you look at the meetings with him, Roosevelt, and Churchill you see they seem to be talking so was Stalin able to speak English?

[Guest]

Or perhaps more distressing, did Roosevelt and Churchill speak Russian?

[aequitas-et-veritas]

Or Stalin simply sent his english speaking double?…

[CWO Marc]

They’re simply pretending to chit-chat, for the benefit of the cameras at the photo op.  The real negotiations were done in private with translators.

[Hobbes]

No, according to Wikipedia. Check the article on Stalin’s Habits. It states that he liked to watch Western and Charlie Chaplin’s movies but the people’s commissar of cinema (aka the Minister) would translate the dialogs as the movie was playing.

[Guest]

so they are saying stuff appearing to chit chat but they kow they other side can’t understand them?  Probably a lot of swear words

[Clyde85]

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so they are saying stuff appearing to chit chat but they kow they other side can’t understand them? 
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I wasn’t aware that politicians knew of any other way of talking?