How Soviet leaders’ sons fought in World War II Archive photo; Wolfram von Richthofen During the war against Nazi Germany, the sons of senior members of the Soviet leadership did not enjoy any privileges and were sent to fight in the bloodiest of battles alongside regular servicemen.
Yakov Dzhugashvili
Yakov Dzhugashvili in German captivity. Wolfram von Richthofen
At the outbreak of the Great Patriotic War against the Nazis on June 22, 1941, Joseph Stalin’s eldest son, Yakov, who bore the Soviet leader’s real surname Dzhugashvili, was the commander of an artillery battery in the 14th Howitzer Regiment of the 20th Army.
How Soviet leaders sons fought in World War II
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17 Mar 2021
20 min listen
In this archive episode, we experience a play for power in Armando Iannucci’s absurdist drama The Death of Stalin, back in 2017 when Ben Eshmade spoke to Simon Russell Beale.
From the Archive sees us dig into our extensive contemporary and classical music and cinema podcast archive as we rediscover interviews and discussions with artists, with our long-standing producer and presenter, Ben Eshmade.
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I’m Ben Eshmade and on this week’s archive edition we experience a play for power after a dictator unexpectedly kicks the bucket in Armando Iannucci’s absurdist drama The Death of Stalin.