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TBILISI, Georgia — A shiny shard of nose and a crumbling sliver of whiskers from a long-destroyed stone statue are among Grigori Oniani's most prized possessions. That's because the pieces once were ...

Events mark Stalin's 66th death anniversary in Gori, Georgia The country of Georgia is known for a host of things, but its best-known export may be one of the 20th century’s most notorious figures: ...

The city of Gori has been getting a lot of attention lately, as the target of Russian air attacks that followed the outbreak of fighting in South Ossetia. But that’s not the central Georgian city’s ...

Gori, Georgia I WAS in the Republic of Georgia, mucking about in its upcoming elections and fighting for democratization and the pro-Western New Rights party. While there, I couldn’t resist a quick ...

With his signature mustache, medal-encrusted Soviet marshal's uniform and determination to be addressed as "Comrade," the Stalin impersonator Jamil Ziyadaliev should perhaps be out of work in Georgia, ...

At the Joseph Stalin Museum in Gori, the small Georgian town where the Soviet dictator was born, a line of guides is waiting to tell you the story of the local boy who made it big. They can list the ...

Amid an ongoing exercise in national self-examination, Georgians are confronting the legacy of the country's most famous, and notorious, native son -- Joseph Stalin. A significant number of Georgians ...

Amid uproar over a depiction of Stalin inside Tbilisi's main cathedral, several prominent monuments to the notorious Soviet dictator are on display throughout Georgia. 1 An Icon of St. Matrona of ...

GORI, Georgia — Here are just a few of the fun facts that visitors learn during a guided tour of the Stalin Museum in Gori, the small Georgian town where the former Soviet leader was born. Joseph ...