Yevgeny Dzhugashvili
Yevgeny Yakovlevich Dzhugashvili (Russian: Евге́ний Я́ковлевич Джугашви́ли; 10 January 1936 – 22 December 2016) was a Soviet Air Force colonel. He was the grandson Soviet leader Joseph Stalin, and gained notice as a defender of his grandfather's reputation. In the 1999 elections of the Russian State Duma, he was one of the candidates of the Stalin Bloc – For the USSR, a league of communist parties. He lived in Georgia, his grandfather's homeland. He also became known for suing a Russian newspaper. He also critizized Vladimir Putin for publishing photographs which show him riding a horse with a naked torso.
Yevgeny Dzhugashvili | |
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Евге́ний Я́ковлевич Джугашви́ли | |
| Born | Yevgeny Yakovlevich Golishev 10 January 1936 |
| Died | 22 December 2016 (aged 80) |
| Cause of death | Heart failure [1] |
| Citizenship | Russian, Georgian |
| Education | Candidate of Military Sciences Candidate of Historical Sciences |
| Alma mater | Zhukovsky Air Force Engineering Academy The Lenin Military-Political Academy |
| Political party | Stalin Bloc – For the USSR, Communist Party of Georgia |
| Children | 2 sons |
| Parent(s) | Yakov Dzhugashvili (father) Olga Pavlovna Golysheva (mother) |
| Relatives | Galina Dzhugashvili (sister) Joseph Stalin (paternal grandfather) Kato Svanidze (paternal grandmother) |