Yevgeny Dzhugashvili
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Yevgeny Yakovlevich Dzhugashvili (born 10 January 1936 in Uryupinsk
) is a retired polkovnik
(colonel) of the Soviet/Russian Air Force and the son of Yakov Dzhugashvili
. He has gained note as a defender of his grandfather Joseph Stalin
's reputation, and in the 1999 elections of the Russian State Duma
, he was one of the faces of the Stalin Bloc — For the USSR, a league of Communist parties. He currently resides in Georgia
.
, after the magazine published an article claiming his grandfather personally signed execution orders against civilians. On October 13, 2009, the Russian court rejected Dzhugashvili's case, stating that its reasons would be made public at a later date. Dzhugasvili was given five days to appeal.
Uryupinsk
Uryupinsk is a town in Volgograd Oblast, Russia, situated northwest of Volgograd on the Khopyor River. It serves as the administrative center of Uryupinsky District, although administratively it is separate from the district...
) is a retired polkovnik
Polkovnik
Polkovnik is often a military rank in Slavic countries which corresponds to a colonel in English-speaking states. However, in the Ukraine, polkovnyk was an administrative rank similar to a governor...
(colonel) of the Soviet/Russian Air Force and the son of Yakov Dzhugashvili
Yakov Dzhugashvili
Yakov Iosifovich Dzhugashvili was one of Joseph Stalin's four children . Yakov was the son of Stalin's first wife, Ekaterina Svanidze...
. He has gained note as a defender of his grandfather Joseph Stalin
Joseph Stalin
Joseph Vissarionovich Stalin was the Premier of the Soviet Union from 6 May 1941 to 5 March 1953. He was among the Bolshevik revolutionaries who brought about the October Revolution and had held the position of first General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union's Central Committee...
's reputation, and in the 1999 elections of the Russian State Duma
State Duma
The State Duma , common abbreviation: Госду́ма ) in the Russian Federation is the lower house of the Federal Assembly of Russia , the upper house being the Federation Council of Russia. The Duma headquarters is located in central Moscow, a few steps from Manege Square. Its members are referred to...
, he was one of the faces of the Stalin Bloc — For the USSR, a league of Communist parties. He currently resides in Georgia
Georgia (country)
Georgia is a sovereign state in the Caucasus region of Eurasia. Located at the crossroads of Western Asia and Eastern Europe, it is bounded to the west by the Black Sea, to the north by Russia, to the southwest by Turkey, to the south by Armenia, and to the southeast by Azerbaijan. The capital of...
.
Dzhugashvili vs. Novaya Gazeta
In September 2009 Dzhugashvili made international headlines when he sued the Russian newspaper Novaya GazetaNovaya Gazeta
Novaya Gazeta is a Russian newspaper well known in the country for its critical and investigative coverage of Russian political and social affairs....
, after the magazine published an article claiming his grandfather personally signed execution orders against civilians. On October 13, 2009, the Russian court rejected Dzhugashvili's case, stating that its reasons would be made public at a later date. Dzhugasvili was given five days to appeal.