What was Stalin's nick name?

Answer 1

Stalin's Georgian birth name is Ioseb Besarionis dze Jughashvili (იოსებ ბესარიონის ძე ჯუღაშვილი). It is variously transliterated from Russian (Иосиф Виссарионович Джугашвили) as Iosif/Josef Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili.

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Answer 2

Throughout his life, Joseph Stalin had a number of nicknames, most prominent of which was his chosen surname, "Stalin", meaning "steel", which he adopted just before the outbreak of World War I. In the World War II period, a very common nickname for Stalin that was utilized by western leaders and ordinary citizens alike (among others) was "Uncle Joe". This comfortable, familiar term implied Stalin's reliability and favor; it is also an example of the affection felt by the nations allied against Germany for each other.

Answer 3

"Stalin" itself is a nickname. The dictator was born Josef Dzugashvili, but adopted the name "Stalin" (man of steel) while a kidnapping, bank robbing revolutionary, in an effort to shield his identity from the police.

During WWII Stalin was often called "Uncle Joe". Few outside the Soviet Union knew the murderous details of his reign until after he was dead.

Stalin's close friends also called him "Soso" and "Koba." He was also referred to sometimes as "Lenin's Left Leg."

Answer 4

Stalin itself is a nickname for the man born Iosif Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili. and means "Man of Steel". Other nicknames: Uncle Joe; Soso (his mother's nickname for him).

Answer 5

Stalin means man of steal in Russian his nickname was Stalin or man of steel