Armenian Brandy – The Fuel of Diplomacy

On February 4, 1945 (almost exactly three months before VE Day), Franklin D. Roosevelt, Winston Churchill, and Joseph Stalin convened in Ukraine’s Livadia Palace to, for all intents and purposes, divvy up soon-to-be post-war Europe. In addition to being a monumental moment in world history, the Yalta Conference was also a bacchanalia where three of … Continue reading Armenian Brandy – The Fuel of Diplomacy