1. Georgian 2. "I'm an old Russian man of Georgian nationality" - J. Stalin
He was Georgian.
No, Stalin was Georgian. Not Georgian from the American state of Georgia. He was born in Gori in the country of Georgia, which is south of Russia just over the Ural Mountains. He was not even Russian.
Stalin was Georgian by birth, having been born in the town of Gori, Georgia. Stalin's birth name was Dzhughashvili a decidedly non Russian name. He spoke Russian with a thick Georgian accent. Part of the reason he adopted the name Stalin was so that his Georgian last name would not be so obvious.
Stalin was of Georgian descent, both parents having been born in the independent country of Georgia. Stalin was not Russian by birth.
1. Georgian 2. "I'm an old Russian man of Georgian nationality" - J. Stalin
No! hes Russian. Stalin is actually not Russian. He is ethnically a Georgian. The two are not the same.
Stalin spoke Georgian as his mother tongue as he was from Georgia. He also spoke Russian but it was with a Georgian accent.
Georgian
He was Georgian.
No, Stalin was Georgian. Not Georgian from the American state of Georgia. He was born in Gori in the country of Georgia, which is south of Russia just over the Ural Mountains. He was not even Russian.
Stalin was Georgian by birth, having been born in the town of Gori, Georgia. Stalin's birth name was Dzhughashvili a decidedly non Russian name. He spoke Russian with a thick Georgian accent. Part of the reason he adopted the name Stalin was so that his Georgian last name would not be so obvious.
Stalin was of Georgian descent, both parents having been born in the independent country of Georgia. Stalin was not Russian by birth.
Georgian republic= then a part of USSR, when he was younger- Czarist Russia.
Stalin married a Georgian girl, Catherine Svandize in 1904. They were hapily married, however she died in 1907 Stalin remarried Nadezhda Alliluyeva, in 1919. They had two children.
Stalin was originally Georgian, his favorite song was reportedly a melancholy Georgian folksong that was translated into many languages in the Soviet bloc, including Russian and German.
Joseph Stalin was born in a Russian territory, however in present day that area is Georgia. From this, he is considered Georgian rather than full Russian.