Today, the public knows literally everything about family members of any more or less famous person. In the Soviet period, and even more so during the reign of Stalin, only a few knew the details of the personal life of statesmen. She was not advertised, moreover, she was strictly guarded.
In particular, it was not customary to talk about the fate of Stalin's children and grandchildren after the death of the leader of all peoples, and few know how it developed. Information about his father is extremely scarce. That is why many are surprised when they hear, for example, the phrase "Vissarion Dzhugashvili's film", thinking that it is about Joseph Stalin's father.
Beso
Vissarion Dzhugashvili - the father of Joseph Stalin - was born in the Georgian village of Didi-Lilo, which was located on the territory of the Russian Empire, in a family of serfs.
He had no education, but he could read and write Georgian and spoke Russian, Armenian and Azeri.
In young enoughage Vissarion Dzhugashvili 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 being opened 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. The older boys died early from illnesses, and of the children in the Dzhugashvili family, only Joseph survived to adulthood.
When the future leader of the peoples was still a little boy, Vissarion began to drink heavily. Constant scandals and beatings caused his wife to leave him, taking his son. Then Vissarion left for Tiflis alone, but twice tried to take the boy to him. At the same time, he strongly opposed Joseph getting an education, trying to make a shoemaker out of him, which Keke really did not want.
The further biography of Stalin's father is not known for certain.
Vissarion Dzhugashvili died presumably in 1909. There is a grave in the city of Telavi, where, according to some, he was buried.
The famous son practically did not tell anyone who Dzhugashvili Vissarion was for him. Stalin's annotated bibliography does not contain a single work by the leader of all nations that mentions his father, although it does include a volume of correspondence with his mother and relatives.
Grandchildren
From the only son Vissarion Ivanovich DzhugashviliHe had three natural grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. The eldest of them, Yakov, was born in 1909. However, his grandfather never saw him, because at that time he had not maintained any relationship with his son for many years, and it is not even known for certain whether he was alive then.
Of all the children of Joseph Stalin, only Yakov bore the name Dzhugashvili. He passed it on to his children.
Jacob's great-grandchildren
According to the recollections of relatives, Stalin (Dzhugashvili Iosif Vissarionovich) adored his first wife - Ekaterina Svanidze. She died at a young age, giving birth to his only son, Jacob. The boy spent most of his childhood away from his father, but then he was transported to Moscow.
After a brief first marriage, the conclusion of which caused Stalin's extreme wrath, Yakov got along with Olga Golysheva. There is even evidence that the couple was given an apartment, but the marriage was upset. The woman left for her native Uryupinsk, gave birth to her son Eugene there and gave him her last name. When the boy was two years old, Yakov turned to the party authorities with a request 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 his marriage to Yulia Meltzer had a daughter, Galina. Thus, it was the children of Yakov who began to bear the name of their great-grandfather Vissarion Dzhugashvili.
Eugene
Although Galina Dzhugashvili denied that the son of Olga Golysheva had anything to do with her father, after the death of Joseph Stalin, he,as the grandson of the leader, a personal pension was appointed by order of the Council of Ministers of the USSR.
Evgeny Yakovlevich received an excellent military education, defended his Ph. D. thesis and taught at military universities for many years. In 1991, he retired with the rank of colonel and took up social activities in Russia and Georgia.
He has two sons, whom he named after his father and great-grandfather Jacob and Vissarion.
Vissarion Dzhugashvili Jr
Stalin's great-grandson Vissarion was born in Tbilisi in 1965. In the early 70s, together with his parents and brother, he moved to Moscow, where he graduated from the 23rd special school. Then he entered the Tbilisi Agricultural Institute at the Faculty of Mechanization and Electrification. He served in the SA, where he joined the Communist Party. Married. Has two sons named Vasily and Joseph.
Creativity of V. Dzhugashvili
Like his father, Stalin's great-grandson Vissarion was actively involved in social activities. At one time, he had to leave his native Tbilisi due to threats and attacks by persons who remained unknown. At the moment, Vissarion Dzhugashvili lives in the USA.
In his youth, Stalin's great-grandson graduated from the director's course at VGIK, and in 1998 he made the film "Stone", which received the Alexander Scotty Prize at the international short film festival, which was held in Germany. Another of his works was presented to the European audience in 2001. It was a documentary film about the grandfather "Yakov - Stalin's son".
Now you know who are the closest relatives of Stalin, bearing the name Dzhugashvili.
