20 Mind-Blowing Facts About Joseph Stalin

By Adam Clery / September 15, 2018

11. He Wrote Poems Under A Pen-Name

It's well documented that Stalin liked his cinema and was a big film fan, but he also had a penchant for the written word as well. Under the pen name of Soselo, Joseph Stalin actually wrote poetry in his spare time, even getting most of it secretly published.

Here's a classic for you:

The pinkish bud has opened, Rushing to the pale-blue violet And, stirred by a light breeze, The lily of the valley has bent over the grass.