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STALIN MUSEUM

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32 rue Staline, Gori, Georgia
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2024
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2024

This monument of Stalinist architecture is dedicated to "the hero, the little father of peoples and the man of steel".

Georgia, 1957. Stalin has been dead for four years, and must be immortalized. This is the date of construction of this monument to Stalinist architecture, which has stopped time in its tracks. Inside, large rooms with dark-colored hangings, covered with paintings and photos, show Stalin young, not so young, surrounded, in action... He had some twenty pseudonyms. The museum is dedicated to the "hero", the "Little Father of Peoples", the "Man of Steel". Here, there is no description of the purges, the millions who died in the famine of 1932-1933, the deportations to the Gulag (after all, he is considered responsible for the deaths of 20 million people!).

Nothing about arrests and the like. Just a little: at the end of your visit, head for the basement. Under the stairs is a prison cell. Don't miss it: it's behind the scenes of the official story.

If you have a guide, the museum is worth a visit. The visit gives an idea of the cult of personality. Unchanged since 1959, it's a perfect example of Soviet propaganda, or that of any dictatorship. Not the slightest trace of objectivity or criticism. Every stage of the vojd's life is detailed, from his childhood in the seminary, his expulsion from the seminary (for absenteeism), his meeting with Lenin, his revolutionary activities, his arrests, his escapes, his deportation to Siberia, his accession in 1922 to the post of General Secretary of the Communist Party. The emphasis is on the Second World War. 90% of the museum features Stalin as a war leader: the Battle of Stalingrad, the Wehrmacht defeated, Stalin stopped the Nazis' meteoric advance eastwards in its tracks, and was Hitler's first victor, albeit at a high price.

A large collection of gifts is on display, not only from "brother countries" but also from members of the French and Italian Communist parties, expressing their love for the great comrade. Also on display are his personal desk, specially brought from Moscow, pipes and a copy of his death mask. In front of the museum is Stalin's birthplace, a very modest hovel where his parents, former serfs, lived. As Stalin hated flying, he traveled by train to the Potsdam and Yalta conferences. In summer (closed in winter), you can visit his personal carriage parked next to the museum.

The figure still arouses passions. The fury of some locals when, in 2010, the authorities removed one of the statues from Stalin Square reflects this.


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Charlyside
Visited in july 2019
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C'est la chose à faire à Gori. Le bâtiment monumental est le point central de la ville. Devant se trouve la maison natale de Joseph Staline puis un bâtiment gigantesque à son hommage. Tout y est démesuré: escaliers, salles. Nombreux tableaux et objets. Les explications sont russe et en géorgien. Petit bonus, son wagon personnel situé à gauche du musée (entrée inclue dans le billet du musée).
Visited in october 2019
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La visite de ce musée est incontournable dans cette ville, car il permet de connaitre l'évolution de la carrière de cet homme politique grâce à des documents papiers et de nombreuse photos.
Ce musée est ancien et ne possède pas une muséographie animée et moderne.
Saffrenov
Visited in august 2018
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Le musée montre beaucoup d'images de Staline, mais peu d'explications historiques, dommage. Mais c'est un lieu incontournable, qui met en avant le petit père des peuples. Sa maison d'enfance est juste à côté, et tout comme le wagon où il se trouvait lors de la conférence de Yalta.
cheguemanu
Visited in august 2018
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Ce musée aurait pu être intéressant avec un peu plus d'explications. Les amoureux d'Histoire risquent d'être déçus... Au final ce musée m'a plus déçu qu'autre chose.
raphouzbek
Visited in august 2017
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Absolument à voir pour ceux qui aiment les musés déprimants et les salles gigantesques sans aucune explications. Peut aussi vivement intéresser ceux qui aiment les collections de cadeaux présidentiels (les beaux tapis à l'effigie du Camarade Staline, les œuvres d'arts à base d'engrenages...). Recommandé aussi pour ceux qui aiment se prendre en photo avec la statue de Staline , ce qui semble un must do. On est sur un lieux historique avec la maison d'enfance de Staline et il y a aussi un wagon de son train (ticket en supplément) ; mais ne vaut pas vraiment le déplacement à mon sens

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