Stalin, as only a few knew him: Photos of the "leader of the peoples" surrounded by family and friends

How do the natives of Kamchatka live today, the Itelmens, and Why only a few of them know their native language

Russia is rich in exotic peoples with centuries-old roots. One of the most ancient northern ethnic groups that inhabited the Kamchatka region thousands of years ago are the Itelmens. Genes, lifestyle and mythology unite the Itelmens with the Indians of North America. Despite the fact that the nationality has threatenedly decreased and is considered disappearing, this ethnic group, even at the end of the world, is trying to preserve its unique and unlike any other culture in Russia

Why did the Caucasian leader Shamil in Russian captivity surrounded with warmth and care?

By the fall of 1859, the legendary leader of the highlanders, Imam Shamil, surrendered to the Russian army. This, in fact, marked the end of the protracted Caucasian war. The theocratic state of the North Caucasian Imamate, which had lasted for about 30 years, also ceased to exist. Having fallen into Russian hands, Shamil expected, at best, exile to Siberia. But surprisingly, the Russian emperor gave the prisoner such a level of honor that even the Russian generals close to Alexander II did not know

Who suffered from repression in the Stalin family, and Why did the "leader of the peoples" never stand up for loved ones?

Becoming the wife of the ruler of a country is not a winning lottery ticket for a woman and her entire family? Not always. For example, to be in property with Stalin meant in the same way to fall under repression like anyone else

How did the fate of Stalin's grandchildren develop, which of them was proud of their grandfather, and who was hiding their kinship with the "leader of the peoples"

Joseph Vissarionovich had three children and at least nine grandchildren. The youngest of them was born in 1971 in America. It is interesting that almost no one from the second generation of the Dzhugashvili family even saw their famous grandfather, but everyone has their own opinion about him. Someone neatly tells their own children about their grandfather's crimes, and someone actively defends the "leader of the peoples" and writes books, justifying the difficult decisions that he had to make in difficult times

The loudest attempts on Joseph Stalin's life: Who tried to rid the country of the "leader of the peoples"

For the entire time when Joseph Vissarionovich Stalin headed the country, he was assassinated several times. Counterrevolutionaries, intelligence officers from different countries, their own comrades-in-arms in the struggle for the cause of the revolution, and also the special services of Nazi Germany and Japan, the father of all peoples had plenty of enemies. According to some historians, the date of March 5, 1953 can be considered the day of the successful assassination attempt on Joseph Stalin