Comments on: The House Where Stalin Was Born, Eerily Preserved In Gori, Georgia https://foxnomad.com/2012/07/12/the-house-where-stalin-was-born-eerily-preserved-in-gori-georgia/ tech and tips to help you travel smarter Tue, 17 Jul 2012 15:00:17 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Anil Polat https://foxnomad.com/2012/07/12/the-house-where-stalin-was-born-eerily-preserved-in-gori-georgia/#comment-267758 Tue, 17 Jul 2012 15:00:17 +0000 http://foxnomad.com/?p=21831#comment-267758 In reply to Rapid Travel Chai.

I didn’t know at the time that the statue had been taken down so recently and moved. I can see how it would certainly add to the unique feel of Gori.

]]> By: Rapid Travel Chai https://foxnomad.com/2012/07/12/the-house-where-stalin-was-born-eerily-preserved-in-gori-georgia/#comment-267612 Mon, 16 Jul 2012 21:07:58 +0000 http://foxnomad.com/?p=21831#comment-267612 Gori was indeed haunting, I went when the statues were still. Georgia is one of my favorite countries.

]]> By: Anil Polat https://foxnomad.com/2012/07/12/the-house-where-stalin-was-born-eerily-preserved-in-gori-georgia/#comment-267475 Mon, 16 Jul 2012 08:38:35 +0000 http://foxnomad.com/?p=21831#comment-267475 In reply to Larissa Milne.

And ironically enough how one (Stalin/Soviet Union) in many ways lead to the other in North Korea and the dictators that followed and remain today.

]]> By: Larissa Milne https://foxnomad.com/2012/07/12/the-house-where-stalin-was-born-eerily-preserved-in-gori-georgia/#comment-267364 Sun, 15 Jul 2012 20:20:55 +0000 http://foxnomad.com/?p=21831#comment-267364 This reminds me of our recent visit to North Korea, where we went to the birthplace of “The Great Leader President Kim Il Sung”. It had a similar kind of shrine-like quality to it, the major difference being that the regime is still in power so it’s not (yet) a footnote in history.

Fascinating, and a little spooky, to see how “notoriety” can often me mistaken for “greatness”.

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