File:Stalin 1902-1.jpg

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Police photograph of Stalin, taken in 1902 when he was 23 years old.

Summary

DescriptionStalin 1902-1.jpg	English: Иосиф Виссарионович Джугашвили (Сталин) в 1902 году. Снимок сделан Батумским областным жандармским управлением.
Date	1 April 1902
Source	Originally from: Georgian MIA Academy Archive, II Division (former IMEL Archive) [SShSSA].; reproduced in: "Stalin: Passage to Revolution". Suny, Ronald Grigor. Princeton University Press. 1st Edition, 2020. Page: ... [9th unnumbered page between pages 96 and 97, 18th Plate]. For version: RGASPI. F.558. OP.11. D.1647. DOC.2. LIST 5. via Stalin Digital Archive.
Author	Batum Gendarme Administration
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	Date/Time	Dimensions	User	Comment
current	21:57, 4 March 2025	1,164 × 1,941 (616 KB)	Kemkhachev (talk \| contribs)	Reverted to version as of 11:48, 26 November 2020 (UTC) Upload your changes as a new file
	10:44, 19 July 2021	1,140 × 1,908 (1.01 MB)	Materialscientist (talk \| contribs)	rotation, minor crop, contrast, retouching
	11:48, 26 November 2020	1,164 × 1,941 (616 KB)	Kemkhachev (talk \| contribs)	Original from Ronald Grigor Suny's book
	07:21, 19 December 2019	1,618 × 2,160 (665 KB)	Kemkhachev (talk \| contribs)	A better copy from Stalin digital archive
	18:00, 12 February 2018	1,032 × 1,400 (794 KB)	Kemkhachev (talk \| contribs)	Better one, taken from website of Stalin Museum
	14:52, 2 November 2017	897 × 1,206 (130 KB)	Nicola873 (talk \| contribs)	please upload separately. One is an actual photo, whereas the other is a painting based on the photo
	20:54, 25 October 2017	300 × 402 (24 KB)	Iryna Harpy (talk \| contribs)	Reverted to version as of 19:36, 4 July 2005 (UTC) The image has been heavily manipulated to the point where he doesn't look like the original. This is an idealised misrepresentation of his appearance.
	01:16, 31 December 2015	897 × 1,206 (130 KB)	Machinarium (talk \| contribs)	Reverted to non-manipulated version (see talk)
	09:00, 23 February 2011	897 × 1,206 (500 KB)	ComtesseDeMingrelie (talk \| contribs)	HQ scan, contrast/color
	19:51, 5 April 2007	897 × 1,206 (130 KB)	Jaro.p~commonswiki (talk \| contribs)