5 illnesses of Joseph Stalin - Russia Beyond
The official version went that at 6 years of age, Stalin was hit by a horse phaeton carriage, injuring his left arm and leg. “Atrophy of the shoulder and elbow joints of the left hand, due to...
Stalin Facts: 10 little known facts - Military History Matters
Nov 18, 2010 · 3. At Arm’s Length. In an eerie echo of Kaiser Wilhelm II, Stalin suffered a physical abnormality in his left arm, making it distinctly shorter than the right. Both would try to disguise this in official portraits.
5 Russian leaders with physical abnormalities - Russia Beyond
At the age of six Stalin was hit by a phaeton - a light open carriage - while crossing the street. He suffered severe injuries in his left arm and his head.
Joseph Stalin - Wikipedia
He faced health problems: an 1884 smallpox infection left him with facial scars, [13] and at age 12 he was seriously injured when he was struck by a phaeton, causing a lifelong disability in his left arm. [14] In 1894, Stalin enrolled as a trainee Russian Orthodox priest at the Tiflis Theological Seminary, enabled by a scholarship. [15] .
Understanding Stalin - The Atlantic
Oct 15, 2014 · Other accounts have featured the accident that left Stalin with a withered arm, the smallpox infection that badly scarred his face, or the birth defect that joined two of his toes and gave him a...
Stalin’s Diminutive Size - Today I Found Out
Along with his below average stature, Stalin’s left arm was shorter than his right with a slightly withered hand due to an injury he sustained at age 12 when he was hit by a horse and ultimately suffered severe blood poisoning.
The True Story of the Death of Stalin | Smithsonian
Oct 10, 2017 · When the doctors finally arrived, they found Stalin unresponsive, his right arm and leg, paralyzed, and his blood pressure at the alarmingly high rate of 190/110.
10 Facts About Joseph Stalin - History Hit
Born into poverty in 1879 to an alcoholic cobbler father and washerwoman mother, Stalin caught smallpox at the age of seven and was left with pockmarks on his face and a slightly deformed left arm. He was bullied by other children while also enduring beatings at the hands of his father.
Early life of Joseph Stalin - Wikipedia
The early life of Joseph Stalin covers the period from Stalin's birth, on 18 December 1878 (6 December according to the Old Style), until the October Revolution on 7 November 1917 (25 October).
Tyrant’s End: Did Joseph Stalin Die From Warfarin Poisoning?
In recent years, researchers have proposed that Stalin’s stroke was not natural and was potentially caused by one of his lieutenants poisoning him with warfarin or a similar anticoagulant.