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Stalin's early life

A small entrance leads to the next room where Stalin’s death mask is displayed in the center of a circle surrounded by pillars. The room is kept dark and painted black with dark red carpet, creating an atmosphere that is similar to the Lenin Mausoleum.

Our guide in the Stalin Museum.

The house where Stalin was born in 1878 and lived for four years is located in front of the museum covered by a pavilion

Rooms inside the house

Basically a one room house

Stalin Square Old Soviet bloc building. The statue of Stalin present in the square was removed in June 2010. But the city of Gori has a love-hate relationship with the former dictator, who died in Moscow in 1953. Crowds of university students protested the statue's presence in Gori. But elderly demonstrators counter protested in support of Stalin.

Uplistsikhe "the lord's fortress" is an ancient rock-hewn town in eastern Georgia, some 6 miles east of the town of Gori. Built on a high rocky left bank of the Mtkvari River, it contains various structures dating from the Early Iron Age to the Late Middle Ages, and is notable for the unique combination of various styles of rock-cut cultures from Anatolia and Iran, as well as the co-existence of pagan and Christian architecture.

Idol of Goddess made of clay was located here..

The Lord's Fortress or Citadel dates back to the 7th century BC , and had served as a strategic point on the ancient Silk Road from ancient times until the 15th century AD.

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