The Stalin Museum (Gori, Georgia)

Description: This museum is dedicated to the life of the town's most famous son, Joseph Stalin, a former leader of the Soviet Union.

Newest Review: ... guide available to show us round the museum. We indicated that we did not mind but this is not how things are done in Soviet Museums where you must be escorted around the whole museum at a pace chosen by the usher. The entrance is rather grand with a wide staircase and wood panelled walls. Inside the rooms is more panelling and intricate plasterwork. The parquet floors shine brilliantly and ... more

... once attractive rugs are placed on top of it. So we embarked upon our tour shadowed by a lady who, despite of her limp trotted along at a fair old clip. After a few minutes we decided on a plan. We would not allow her to hurry us, we would spend as l...more

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The Stalin Museum (Gori, Georgia): Local hero? (1149 words)
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In 1991 when Georgia declared independence from the Soviet Union, thousands of Georgians flooded the streets to tear down statues that symbolized the long reign of the Russian Communists over the country. Only in one city did the opposite happen; the people of Gori, an hour north of the capital Tbilisi fought valiantly to save their statue of Stalin, the city's most famous son. The statue still stands today, not far from a museum dedicated to the life of the brutal Soviet leader. Of course, the museum doesn't paint Stalin as such; his less controversial achievements are highlighted instead - the modernisation of the Soviet Union's industry, the setting up of ... Read the complete review