[Russia] Stalin, Joseph. (1878 - 1953)
Original Photograph with "His Boy Friends"
Vintage 10 x 8 inch news press photograph, ca. 1920. The verso with various stamps and the original press stub reading "Stalin, although generally regarded at the present moment as the leading light in the Soviet, is not averse to mixing with the 'Comrades' occasionally. Here he is in Moscow, in Center, dressed in a White Shirt, and smoking his pipe, posing with some of the 'Boy Friends' for his photograph!" Corners chipped, else fine. (8885)Unsigned Photo History & Historiography