Besarion Jughashvili

Besarion Vanovis Jughashvili (Georgian: ბესარიონ ჯუღაშვილი; Russian: Виссарион Иванович Джугашвили;) (1849 or 1850 – 25 August 1909) was Joseph Stalin's father. His surname means son of Juga, and is derived from either the Ossetian йуга Juga ('herd') or the old Georgian ჯუღა djuga – 'steel'.

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Besarion Jughashvili
Birth place
Tiflis Governorate , Russian Empire , Gardabani Municipality
Date of deathJanuary 01, 1909
Place of death
Tbilisi , Russian Empire
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