Alexander Davydov (soldier)

Alexander Yakovlevich Davydov (Russian: Александр Яковлевич Давыдов; Kureika, 11 June 1917 – 1987) was a Soviet Red Army major and an illegitimate child of Joseph Stalin.

Alexander Davydov
Born11 June 1917
Kureika
Died1987
Allegiance Soviet Union
Years of service1940–1945
RankMajor
Battles/wars

Biography

Stalin resided in the Siberian village of Kureika during his exile. Here he had an affair with 14-year-old Lidiya Platonovna Pereprygina. At the age of 16, she gave birth to Alexander. Stalin went out of exile and left Siberia before he was born. Pereprygina later married Yakov Semyonovich Davydov, who adopted Alexander.[1][2] Stalin knew of his son's existence and allegedly tried twice to bring him to Moscow. However, they never met.[3]

World War II

Davydov was drafted into the Red Army in August 1940. He fought in the Manchurian Campaign against the Japanese between March and August 1945. He achieved the rank of major.[4]

DNA research

Alexander Davydov's son, Yuri Davydov, had his DNA tested in 2016. Alexander Burdonsky, another grandson of Stalin, made his DNA available for this purpose. The research confirmed genetic kinship with Joseph Stalin.[5]

Awards and honors

References
  1. Montefiore, Simon Sebag (2007). Young Stalin. London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson.
  2. Alexey Bogomolov, “The real story of nonmarital son of Stalin”, Sovsekretno.ru, 2016
  3. “Внук Сталина Юрий Давыдов: «Говорят, я похож на деда»”, Sibdepo.ru, 2021
  4. “Давыдов Александр Яковлевич”, Pamyat-naroda.ru
  5. Joshua Nevett, “Secret grandchild of Joseph Stalin whose gran had affair with tyrant as teenager is found living in Siberia”, The Mirror, 2016
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