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Gori is known as the birthplace of the Soviet leader, Joseph Stalin. A museum that has honoured the life of Joseph Stalin since 1957 is now a tourist attraction that mostly attracts foreign tourists and a few die-hard Communists.
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From Kazbegi, I continued on to Gori.
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A welcome to Gori signboard.
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Originally a statue of Stalin stood outside the Town Hall of Gori. It was removed in 2010 as part of the country’s de-Sovietization process.
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Public Service Hall of Gori.
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Gori Fortress on the hilltop.
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The city of Gori.
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Georgian souvenirs sold in Gori emphasizes on Joseph Stalin.
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Gori Tourism Information Center just beside the Joseph Stalin Museum.
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A Georgian lady at the information center giving directions to tourists. Requested some English brochure from her, She is indeed very friendly.
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The main attraction of Gori is none other than Jospeh Stalin’s Musuem.
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The main building of Joseph Stalin Museum.
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Stalin’s personal railway carriage is being displayed at one side of the museum.
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There is a souvenir shop inside the museum for those who fancy buying Stalin related souvenir. Did I buy? Of course not! He is known as the harshest dictator, even the Russian doesn’t like him.
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The opening hours of the museum is 10a.m. to 5p.m. everyday except general holidays. The ticket cost 10 lari for per adult, 1 lari for school pupil (including visiting the wagon), 10 lari for students (including visiting the wagon) and the cost of visiting the wagon is 5 lari per person.
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Our tickets.
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This is the ground floor of the museum. Most of the exhibitions are placed on the upper floor.
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The full figure statue of Stalin.
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The interior of Joseph Stalin Museum is rather grand and richly decorated.
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Painting and sculpture that are dedicated to Stalin.
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A carpet woven with Stalin’s figure.
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Our English-speaking tour guide explaining Stalin’s background to us. I had to rely on a guide to explain things as the exhibits descriptions are in Russian and Georgian.
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Joseph Stalin when he was a young boy. The painting was painted by himself.
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Stalin when he was young.
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A portrait of Joseph Stalin when he was 23 years old.
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The model of Stalin’s house.
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Some 47,000 exhibits are divided into six halls. The exhibits includes photographs, paintings, newspaper, Stalin’s personal belongings and death mask.
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It is said that the museum is a falsification of history and it’s a Soviet propaganda to legitimise the bloodiest regime in history.
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Well, I didn’t know what was written anyway. Just here to look at the exhibits.
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Arms of the Soviet Union and all Soviet republics. There were 15 countries as part of the Soviet Union. Wonder why there are 16 flags at the picture above.
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The victory hall of Soviet Union in World War II. Many still say it was Stalin who led Soviet Union to victory in World War II.
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Stalin with his daughter and sons.
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The death mask of Stalin was taken shortly after his death.
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Stalin was born Josef Dzhugashvili in Gori in 1878 and died in 1953.
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Stalin was embalmed and laid to rest in Lenin’s Mausoleum.
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Thousands of people came to pay their last respect. In 1961 however, Stalin’s body was removed from the mausoleum and buried near the Kremlin wall.
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These are gifts made to Stalin by other countries.
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Gifts from China.
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This was how Stalin’s office looked like.
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And this is his original desk.
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The Motherland Calls. A model of the statue from the Museum of Defence in Volgograd in 1974.
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The crest of Soviet Union.
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In the 2008, Russian Air Force deployed cluster bomb in Gori, resulting in civilians injuries and death.
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A room that depicts Soviet prison.
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Opposite to the museum is a small wooden hut where Stalin was born.
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Stalin’s father rented the one room on the left and maintained a shoe workshop in the basement.
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Lastly, I visited the green colour railway carriage that Stalin used from 1941 onwards.
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The carriage was armour plated and weighs 83 tonnes.
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I also got to see the interior of the carriage.
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The carriage has everything from bedroom, bathroom to dining room.
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Overall, a visit to this museum gave me an insight into Joseph Stalin’s life. Well, Gori was just a stopover, time to continue on with my journey.
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