Ivan Svanidze
Ivan Svanidze | |
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| Born | Dzhonrid Alexandrovich Svanidze 15 October 1927 Berlin, Germany |
| Died | 3 August 1987 (aged 59) |
| Other names | Dzhonrid, Dzhonik, Vano |
| Alma mater | Moscow State University, USSR Academy of Sciences |
| Occupations | writer, academic, historian |
| Spouse | Svetlana Alliluyeva (1962–63) |
| Parent | Alexander (1886–1941) |
| Relatives | Kato Svanidze (aunt) |
Ivan Alexandrovich Svanidze (Russian: Иван Александрович Свани́дзе; Georgian: ივანე ალექსანდრეს ძე სვანიძე; Ivane Aleksandres dze Svanidze; 1927–1987), was a Soviet academic who specialized in agriculture and African Studies. He was the nephew of Joseph Stalin through his first wife, Ketevan Svanidze, and the third husband of Stalin's youngest daughter, Svetlana Alliluyeva.