Yevgeny Dzhugashvili

Yevgeny Dzhugashvili
Евге́ний Я́ковлевич Джугашви́ли
Born
Yevgeny Yakovlevich Golishev

(1936-01-10)10 January 1936
Died22 December 2016(2016-12-22) (aged 80)
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
Parents
RelativesGalina Dzhugashvili (sister)
Joseph Stalin (paternal grandfather)
Kato Svanidze (paternal grandmother)

Yevgeny Yakovlevich Dzhugashvili (Russian: Евге́ний Я́ковлевич Джугашви́ли; 10 January 1936 – 22 December 2016) was a Soviet Air Force colonel. He was the son of Yakov Dzhugashvili, the eldest son of 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 faces of the Stalin Bloc – For the USSR, a league of communist parties. He resided in Georgia, his grandfather's homeland. He was found dead close to his home in Moscow in December 2016.[1]

  1. ^ "Russia Josef Stalin: Outspoken grandson is 'found dead'". BBC. 22 December 2016. Retrieved 3 June 2020.