Ekaterine "Kato" Svanidze was the first wife of Joseph Stalin and the mother of his eldest son, Yakov Dzhugashvili.
Racha is a highland area in western Georgia, located in the upper Rioni river valley and hemmed in by the Greater Caucasus mountains. Under Georgia's current subdivision, Racha is included in the Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo Svaneti region (mkhare) as the municipalities of Oni and Ambrolauri.
Yakov Iosifovich Dzhugashvili was the eldest son of Joseph Stalin, and the only child of Stalin's first wife, Kato Svanidze, who died nine months after his birth. His father, then a young revolutionary in his mid-20s, left the child to be raised by his late wife's family. In 1921, when Dzhugashvili had reached the age of fourteen, he was brought to Moscow, where his father had become a leading figure in the Bolshevik government, eventually becoming head of the Soviet Union. Disregarded by Stalin, Dzhugashvili was a shy, quiet child who appeared unhappy and attempted suicide several times as a youth. Married twice, Dzhugashvili had three children, two of whom reached adulthood.
Ketevan is a Georgian feminine given name. It is sometimes used as a Georgian form of Katherine but, in terms of their etymology, the two names aren't related as Katherine has origins in the Greek language while Ketevan has origins in the Georgian language. Diminutives of Ketevan include Kato, Keti, Keta, Ketato, Keto and Ketino, with Keti popular in English-speaking populations, likely due to its pronunciation and spelling being similar to Katie, and Kato and Keto popular among Georgians in Russia. The name was in common use for Georgian royalty and batonishvili.
Nalbandian is an Armenian surname that derives from նալբանդ, nalband, 'one who makes horseshoes', which is of Persian origin.
The Journal of Ancient History is a Russian bulletin founded in 1937. It publishes articles mainly on Ancient Orient, Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome, and recent archeological digs. It comes out four times a year. Circulation: over 3,000 copies (1971). The journal was established by the Georgian scholar and Bolshevik party functionary Alexander Svanidze.
Davydov, or Davydova, is a surname common in Russia and Ukraine.
Dzhugashvili or Jughashvili is a Georgian surname, a transliteration of ჯუღაშვილი. In Russian, it appears as Джугашвили.
Iashivili is the Georgian surname, which may refer to:
Alexander Semyonovich "Alyosha" Svanidze was a Georgian Old Bolshevik, politician and historian. He was a personal friend of Joseph Stalin and a brother of Stalin's first wife Kato. Nevertheless, he was arrested during the Great Purge in 1937 and he was shot in prison in 1941.
Nikolay Karlovich Svanidze was a Russian television and radio host and member of the Public Chamber of Russia.
Pichkhadze or Pitchhadze is a Georgian surname of Jewish origin which may refer to:
Kato or Katō may refer to:
Geladze is a Georgian surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Kandelaki is a Georgian surname of early medieval Caucasus Greek Byzantine origin which may refer to:
Ivan "Dzhonrid" Alexandrovich Svanidze, was a Soviet academic who specialized in agriculture and African Studies. He was the nephew of Joseph Stalin through his first wife, Ketevan Svanidze, and the third husband of Stalin's youngest daughter, Svetlana Alliluyeva.
Cumming is a surname of Scottish origin, akin to Scottish Gaelic: Cuimeinich.
Shalamberidze is a Georgian surname. It may refer to:
Davitashvili is a Georgian surname that may refer to
Zhordania, also transliterated as Jordania, is a surname of Georgian origin. Notable people with the surname include:
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