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03-16-2016, 12:13 PM
A young Joseph Stalin before the USSR
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1901
Stalin at age 23.
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Stalin was **t his name.*
Born in Georgia, then part of the Russian Empire, in 1878, *Ioseb*Jughashvili*was the son of a failing cobbler and a housemaid.*
His father Besarion was an *******ic, and, following an attack on the town's chief of police, was sent into exile.*
In 1894, 16-year-old Ioseb attained a scholarship to Russia'a primary*Russian Orthodox*seminary. By the end of his first year, Ioseb had decided he did **t believe in God.
Despite this decision, he remained in the seminary until 1899, when he was expelled for **t sitting his final exams. But Ioseb had more significant issues occupying his mind; he read Lenin's works and enrolled in a Marxist political group. * Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/03/16/young-stalin/)
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1901
Stalin at age 23.
Image: Universal History Archive/UIG/Getty Images
Stalin was **t his name.*
Born in Georgia, then part of the Russian Empire, in 1878, *Ioseb*Jughashvili*was the son of a failing cobbler and a housemaid.*
His father Besarion was an *******ic, and, following an attack on the town's chief of police, was sent into exile.*
In 1894, 16-year-old Ioseb attained a scholarship to Russia'a primary*Russian Orthodox*seminary. By the end of his first year, Ioseb had decided he did **t believe in God.
Despite this decision, he remained in the seminary until 1899, when he was expelled for **t sitting his final exams. But Ioseb had more significant issues occupying his mind; he read Lenin's works and enrolled in a Marxist political group. * Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/03/16/young-stalin/)
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