20 Mind-Blowing Facts About Joseph Stalin

12. He Was The Original Superman

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Well, sort of. As mentioned in the introduction, Stalin's real name was Josef Besarionis dze Jughashvili. Apparently not quite as catchy as he wanted. After going for a slightly more notable spelling of Joseph, he then adopted "Stalin" as his surname - literally translating as "man of steel".

Not quite anything to do with red underpants and leaping tall buildings in a single bound, but the sentiment is there at least.

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