Talk:Svetlana Alliluyeva

It is not true that Svetlana's Lover, Alexej Kapler, was "sent to a Siberian camp and died". He was, indeed, arrested and exiled to Vorkuta, a coal-mining city near the polar circle. He did not live under prison conditions. And, more, important, he did not die there. He fell in love to the actress Valentina Tokarskaya (who was also exiled). After Stalin's death, both returned to Moscow, where he lived until 1979. Sources: Zalesskii, K.A.: Imperia Stalina. Moskva 2000; Vasilyeva, L.N.: Kremlevskye deti. Moskva 1996.

Stalina

So she was Stalina, and not Dzhugashvili. Did Stalin legally change his surname?

Hehe, Stalin WAS the law. So I guess so. Whether there was ever a formal bureucratic process to do this is for the Soviet historians to discern and duly annotate. Sjc

Olga

What became of Stalin's granddaughter? Mmartins

Bristol

I recall reading that Svetlana Alliluyeva's second stay in Britain was in Bristol, but I can't verify it. Can anyone confirm this?

the labor camp of Vorkuta in Siberia

Vorkuta is not in Siberia. Siim 15:38, 1 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

svetlana

svetlana actualy married Brajesh Singh.