The Dark Secret of Stalin's Son

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In the summer of 1943, the Germans captured dozens of Soviet prisoners of war during the Battle of Smolensk. However, one of them stood out. It was Yakov Dzhugashvili, the eldest son of Joseph Stalin.

Stalin's first son was born to the dictator's first wife and only love, Kato Svanidze. When she passed, her husband was devastated and abandoned their son with his wife's relatives. He would be hard on the boy from then on, even refusing to give him the name Stalin.

When World War 2 broke out, Yakov had become a man and served his country as an artillery officer. But in an unfortunate turn of events, he was seized by the enemy and turned in by his own people.

The Nazis would exploit his image in propaganda strategies and even tried to swap him for a German prisoner in the custody of the Soviets. However, they did not realize one key detail: Joseph Stalin was no family man…
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