SHORT TAKES : Stalin’s Grandson to Portray Him
- Share via
MOSCOW — The grandson of Josef Stalin will portray the late dictator in a new Soviet film about World War II, the Communist Party newspaper Pravda reported today.
It said Yevgeny Djugashvili, a professor at a military academy, has agreed to take the part in “War Is War for Everyone” after long refusing to do so.
The film covers the life of Stalin’s son Yakov--Djugashvili’s father--who was captured by the Nazis and offered in exchange for high-ranking German officers.
Stalin, whose real name was Josef Vissarionovich Djugashvili, refused the offer, saying: “We do not exchange generals for soldiers.”
Yakov is assumed to have died in a German prison camp.
The new film will star Zaza Kolelishvili, a well-known Georgian actor, as Yakov.
Sign up for Essential California
The most important California stories and recommendations in your inbox every morning.
You may occasionally receive promotional content from the Los Angeles Times.
