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Photos of the WW2 leaders as children. (lemmy.world)
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[–] ohwhatfollyisman@lemmy.world 13 points 4 months ago (4 children)

what is the source for this?

one doubts that such a photo of young Stalin exists, given the poverty in which the dictator grew up.

[–] name_NULL111653@pawb.social 16 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Can't verify that one specifically, but a handful survive of his parents, as well as this photo of him from a school yearbook in 1893:

[–] Schmuppes@lemmy.today 2 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

Looks like Rishi Sunak.

[–] based_raven@lemm.ee 4 points 4 months ago

This is further proof to my "Rishi Sunak is actually Stalin" lore.

[–] cryptiod137@lemmy.world 6 points 4 months ago

I can see it labeled as a school photo of him, but haven't found any original source confirming that

[–] Septimaeus@infosec.pub 4 points 4 months ago

One might ask oneself “well… how did I get here?”

[–] yogurt@lemm.ee 3 points 4 months ago

School class picture, the priest that let Stalin and his mom stay with him to get away from Stalin's abusive dad faked a story about who Stalin's dad was so he could get in to a free school for children of church officials.