Yevgeny Dzhugashvili

Russian politician

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
Евге́ний Я́ковлевич Джугашви́ли
Born
Yevgeny Yakovlevich Golishev

(1936-01-10)10 January 1936
Died22 December 2016(2016-12-22) (aged 80)
Cause of deathHeart failure [1]
CitizenshipRussian, Georgian
EducationCandidate of Military Sciences
Candidate of Historical Sciences
Alma materZhukovsky Air Force Engineering Academy
The Lenin Military-Political Academy
Political partyStalin Bloc – For the USSR, Communist Party of Georgia
Children2 sons
Parent(s)Yakov Dzhugashvili (father)
Olga Pavlovna Golysheva (mother)
RelativesGalina Dzhugashvili (sister)
Joseph Stalin (paternal grandfather)
Kato Svanidze (paternal grandmother)

References

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  1. "Общество - Joinfo".