Vissarion Dzhugashvili: from the elder to the younger

This is today about the members of the family any more or lessfamous person, the public knows everything in the literal sense. In the Soviet period, and even more so during the reign of Stalin, only a few were aware of the details of the personal lives of statesmen. It was not advertised, moreover, it was strictly guarded.

In particular, the fate of the children and grandchildren of Stalinafter the death of the leader of all nations, it was not customary to tell, and few know how it happened. Extremely scant information about his father. That is why many are surprised to hear, for example, the phrase "Vissarion Dzhugashvili's film", thinking that it is about Josef Stalin's father.

Beso

Vissarion Dzhugashvili, the father of Joseph Stalin, was born in the Georgian village of Didi-Lilo, which was in the territory of the Russian Empire, in the family of serfs.

He did not receive any education, but he could read and write in Georgian, and also spoke Russian, Armenian and Azerbaijani.

At a fairly young age, VissarionDzhugashvili left his native village and went to Tiflis. There he entered the shoe factory of the Armenian industrialist Adelkhanov and soon became a master. A few years later, Beso Dzhugashvili learned that a new shoe factory was opening in Gori, and the best shoemakers of Georgia were invited there. Without thinking twice, he went there and was hired.

In Gori, Vissarion married Keke Geladze, who bore him three sons. Older boys died early of illnesses, and only Dzhosif lived to the age of majority from children in the family of Dzhugashvili.

When the future leader of the peoples was stilla small boy, Vissarion began to drink heavily. Constant scandals and beatings were the reason that from him, taking his son, left his wife. Then Vissarion left for Tiflis alone, but twice he tried to take the boy to himself. In doing so, he strongly resisted the fact that Joseph was educated, trying to make a shoemaker out of it, which Keke did not really want.

The further biography of Stalin's father is not known for certain.

Vissarion Dzhugashvili allegedly died in 1909. In the city of Telavi there is a grave, where, according to some, he is buried.

The famous son practically did not tell anyone,who was Dzhigashvili Vissarion for him. The commented bibliography of Stalin does not contain a single work of the leader of all peoples, where he mentioned his father, although it includes a volume with correspondence with his mother and relatives.

Grandchildren

From the only son Vissarion IvanovichDjugashvili had three grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. The eldest of them, Jacob, was born in 1909. However, his grandfather had never seen him, since at that time he had not maintained any relations with his son for many years, and even it is not known whether he was alive at all.

Of all the children of Joseph Stalin, Jogashvili's name was worn only by Jacob. He gave it to his children.

Great-grandchildren along the line of Jacob

According to the memoirs of relatives, Stalin (DzhugashviliIosif Vissarionovich) adored his first wife - Ekaterina Svanidze. She died at a young age, giving birth to him the only son of Jacob. The boy spent most of his childhood away from his father, but was then transported to Moscow.

After a brief first marriage, the conclusionwhich caused the extreme wrath of Stalin, Jacob met with Olga Golysheva. There is even information that the couple allocated an apartment, but the marriage was upset. The woman went to her native Uryupinsk, gave birth to Yevgeny's son there and gave him her surname. When the boy was two years old, Jacob asked the party authorities to issue a new birth certificate to Olga, where his data was indicated in the column "Father".

In addition, the eldest son of Stalin from the marriage with Julia Melzer was born daughter Galina. Thus, it was the children of Yakov who began to bear the surname of their great-grandfather Vissarion Dzhugashvili.

Eugene

Although Galina Dzhugashvili denied that Olga's sonGolysheva had some relation to her father, after the death of Joseph Stalin, as a grandson of the leader, a personal pension was appointed by the order of the Council of Ministers of the USSR.

Evgeny Yakovlevich received a fine militaryeducation, defended his thesis and for many years taught at military universities. In 1991 he retired in the rank of colonel and engaged in public activities in Russia and Georgia.

He has two sons, whom he named after his father and great-grandfather Jacob and Vissarion.

Vissarion Dzhugashvili, Jr.

Great-grandson of Stalin Vissarion was born in Tbilisi in1965 year. In the early 70's, along with his parents and brother moved to Moscow, where he graduated from 23 special schools. Then he entered the Tbilisi Agricultural Institute at the Faculty of Mechanization and Electrification. He served in the CA, where he joined the ranks of the Communist Party. He is married. He has two sons, named after Basil and Joseph.

Creativity V. Dzhugashvili

Like his father, great-grandson of Stalin, Vissarion activelyengaged in and engaged in social activities. At one time, he had to leave his native Tbilisi because of threats and attacks by persons who remained unknown. At the moment Vissarion Dzhugashvili lives in the US.

In his youth, Stalin's great-grandson graduated from the director'scourses at VGIK, and in 1998 he shot the film "Stone", which won the prize of Alexander Scotty at the international festival of short films, which was held in Germany. Another of his work was presented to the European audience in 2001. It was a documentary about his grandfather "Jacob - the son of Stalin."

Now you know who are the closest relatives of Stalin, bearing the name Dzhugashvili.

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