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what is the source for this?
one doubts that such a photo of young Stalin exists, given the poverty in which the dictator grew up.
Can't verify that one specifically, but a handful survive of his parents, as well as this photo of him from a school yearbook in 1893:
Looks like Rishi Sunak.
This is further proof to my "Rishi Sunak is actually Stalin" lore.
I can see it labeled as a school photo of him, but haven't found any original source confirming that
School class picture, the priest that let Stalin and his mom stay with him to get away from Stalin's abusive dad faked a story about who Stalin's dad was so he could get in to a free school for children of church officials.
One might ask oneself “well… how did I get here?”