#ForgottenPeople Few people can claim to have cooked for a dictator and even fewer for two dictators.
But Spiridon Ivanovich Putin has an even greater claim to fame. Not only was he chef to Lenin and Stalin, he was also the grandfather of Vladimir Putin. 1/4
But Spiridon Ivanovich Putin has an even greater claim to fame. Not only was he chef to Lenin and Stalin, he was also the grandfather of Vladimir Putin. 1/4
His role was unknown until the Russian leader spoke about him in a recent documentary.
Putin revealed how Spiridon cooked for both Soviet leaders when they were on holiday at a dacha outside Moscow. 2/4
Putin revealed how Spiridon cooked for both Soviet leaders when they were on holiday at a dacha outside Moscow. 2/4
He expressed surprise that his grandfather escaped Stalin’s purges: it was perhaps because he was such a good cook.
Unlike Lenin, Stalin preferred Georgian cuisine, with an emphasis on lamb dishes. But his favourite was stroganina - Siberian carpaccio made of nelma fish. 3/4
Unlike Lenin, Stalin preferred Georgian cuisine, with an emphasis on lamb dishes. But his favourite was stroganina - Siberian carpaccio made of nelma fish. 3/4
After Stalin's death, Spiridon Putin worked in a home for communists in Ilyinskoye, near Moscow.
Vladimir Putin keeps a photo of Spiridon inscribed with the words, "Remember your Grandpa".
(Spiridon makes a cameo appearance in @simonmontefiore's excellent Stalin biog) 4/4
Vladimir Putin keeps a photo of Spiridon inscribed with the words, "Remember your Grandpa".
(Spiridon makes a cameo appearance in @simonmontefiore's excellent Stalin biog) 4/4
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