Over time, Joseph Stalin resided in various places:
- Stalin's house, Gori, Georgia, his birthplace and now a museum
- Tiflis Spiritual Seminary
- Kureika house, Siberia, where Stalin spent his final exile in 1914–1916.
- Stalin's apartment in Moscow Kremlin
Dachas[edit]
At various times, Stalin used about 20 dachas.[1]
Dachas in Moscow area:
- Kuntsevo Dacha ("Near Dacha")
- Uspenskoye Dacha (Far Dacha, old)
- Semyonovskoye Dacha (Far Dacha, new)
- Zubalovo dacha, the first one; not preserved [1]
- Lipki dacha; not preserved[1]
Elsewhere in Russia:
- Sochi dacha (Matsesta dacha)
- Malaya Sosnovka, Perm Krai
- Bolshiye Brody dacha, Valday, Novgorod Oblast[1]
There were 5 Stalin's dachas in Abkhazia[2]
- New Athos dacha
- Kholodnaya Rechka dacha
- Lake Ritsa dacha
- Sukhumi dacha, amid the Sukhumi arboretum (now part of the Sukhumi botanical garden)
- Miusera dacha
He also used to stay in other state residences, such as Livadia Palace, Crimea or Massandra Palace, Crimea. Alternatively, many of Stalin's dachas were used for state functions, by other high-ranking Soviet officials, and by foreign guests.
