who were his parents?
Besarion Jughashvili and Ekaterine Geladze.
Joseph Stalin
 His parents, Besarion Jughashvili and Ekaterine Geladze, were ethnically Georgian, and Stalin grew up speaking the Georgian language. He was their only child to survive past infancy and was nicknamed "Soso", a diminutive of "Ioseb".
who was the ruthless dictator who was intent on spreading communism in the soviet union and abroad Joseph Vissarionovich Stalin. where was he born? The Georgian town, of Gori in Russian Empire.
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Joseph Stalin [SEP] Childhood to young adulthood: 1878–1899
Stalin was born in the Georgian town of Gori, then part of the Tiflis Governorate of the Russian Empire and home to a mix of Georgian, Armenian, Russian, and Jewish communities. He was born on , and baptised on 29 December. His parents, Besarion Jughashvili and Ekaterine Geladze, were ethnically Georgian, and Stalin grew up speaking the Georgian language. He was their only child to survive past infancy and was nicknamed "Soso", a diminutive of "Ioseb". Besarion was a shoemaker and owned his own workshop; it was initially a financial success but later fell into decline, and the family found itself living in poverty.