Alexander Yakovlevich Davydov (Russian: Александр Яковлевич Давыдов; Kureika, November 6th 1917 – 1987)[1] was a Soviet Red Army major and, allegedly, the illegitimate third son of Joseph Stalin.[2]
Biography
Early life
Stalin resided in the Siberian village of Kureika during his exile. Here he allegedly had an affair with 14-year-old Lidiya Platonovna Pereprygina.[3] At the age of 16, she gave birth to Alexander. Stalin went out of exile and left Siberia before he was born. Pereprygina later married Yakov Semyonovich Davydov, who adopted Alexander.[4][5] Stalin knew of Davydov's existence and allegedly tried twice to bring him to Moscow. However, they never met.[6]
World War II
Davydov was drafted into the Red Army in August 1940. He participated in the Manchurian Campaign against the Japanese between March and August 1945. He achieved the rank of major.[7]
Awards and honors
References
- ^ https://m.pamyat-naroda.ru/heroes/person-hero122901790
- ^ Suny, R. G. (2020). Stalin: Passage to Revolution. Princeton University Press. p. 559. ISBN 978-0691182032.
- ^ Khlevniuk, Oleg V (2015). 𝘚𝘵𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘯: 𝘕𝘦𝘸 𝘉𝘪𝘰𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘱𝘩𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘢 𝘋𝘪𝘤𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘰𝘳. Yale University Press. p. 30. ISBN 978-0-300-16388-9.
- ^ Montefiore, Simon Sebag (2007). Young Stalin. London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson.
- ^ Alexey Bogomolov, “The real story of nonmarital son of Stalin”, Sovsekretno.ru, 2016
- ^ “Внук Сталина Юрий Давыдов: «Говорят, я похож на деда»”, Sibdepo.ru, 2021
- ^ “Давыдов Александр Яковлевич”, Pamyat-naroda.ru
External links
- “Давыдов Александр Яковлевич” at Pamyat-naroda.ru