On this day, October 9, 1944, the two most powerful leaders of World War II, Winston Churchill and Joseph Stalin, met in Moscow to decide the post-war future of the Balkans. Amid crystal glasses and cigar smoke, a simple gesture on a small piece of paper (the infamous “napkin”) decided the fate of Greece for decades. Churchill, fearing the rise of the Greek Left, which had dominated the Resistance against the Nazis, asked Stalin to agree that Greece would remain in the British sphere of influence. The paper on which he wrote the percentages looked innocent: “90% for Britain and 10% for the Soviet Union”, while for other Balkan countries, such as Romania and Bulgaria, the percentages were inversely proportional. Stalin, content with his Eastern European influences, agreed with a simple nod. And so, the fate of Greece was sealed. The Greek political leadership and the KKE had no idea about it […]
Source: News Beast
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