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Only daughter of Josef Stalin passes away in the United States

Only daughter of Josef Stalin passes away in the United States

THE only daughter of former Russian dictator Josef Stalin has passed away in the United States. She was 85.

She had been born Svetlana Stalina but adopted her mother’s family name of Alliluyeva following the death of her father in 1953. 

Living in the shadow of her father, who called her his “little sparrow”, was to prove difficult. She married three times while in Russia. He father had one of her husbands, a Jewish filmmaker, sent to Siberia.

Her third relationship was with Brijesh Singh, a communist from India. Following his death Svetlana was allowed to travel to India in 1966 to scatter his ashes, but instead of returning to the USSR she claimed political asylum in the United States.

She settled in Wisconsin where she married an architect and became known by the name Lana Peters. The couple had a daughter, Olga.

Ms. Peters went on to write four books including two memoirs which became bestsellers.

Following her divorce in 1973 Ms. Peters moved to England for a few months before returning to Russia. But she failed to settle in her home country and soon returned to the United States where in recent years she had been living with her daughter in Wisconsin.

To view an interview given by Lana Peters several years ago, click here.

 

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