Ivan Svanidze
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Ivan "Dzhonrid" Alexandrovich Svanidze (Russian: Иван "Джонрид" Александрович Свани́дзе; Georgian: ივანე ალექსანდრეს ძე სვანიძე; Ivane Aleksandres dze Svanidze; 1927 – 1987), was a Soviet academic who specialized in agriculture and African Studies. He was the nephew of Joseph Stalin through his first wife, Ketevan Svanidze, and the third husband of Stalin's youngest daughter, Svetlana Alliluyeva.[1]
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In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Alexandrovich and the family name is Svanidze.
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Born | Ivan Alexandrovich Svanidze (1927-10-15)15 October 1927 |
Died | 3 August 1987(1987-08-03) (aged 59) |
Other names | Dzhonrid, Dzhonik, Vano |
Alma mater | Moscow State University, USSR Academy of Sciences |
Occupation(s) | writer, academic, historian |
Spouse | Svetlana Alliluyeva (1962–63) |
Parent(s) | Alexander (1886–1941) Maria (1888–1941) |
Relatives | Kato Svanidze (aunt) |
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