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From: "R. & G. Stevens" <>
Subject: Re: [DNA] Stalin and G2
Date: Mon, 25 Dec 2006 13:42:33 -0500
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Subject: Re: [DNA] Stalin and G2


>
> Ann,
>
> definitely the translator lies. Neither the exact haplotype, nor the str
> number were mentioned, however, the article literally says that Stalin
> grandson's haplotype falls into G2.
>
>
>>
>> However, I didn't spot a reference to G2. Would that be translated
>> differently?
>>
>> Ann Turner
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The article discusses the rumor that Stalin (Joseph Vissarionovich
Dzugashvili) was the son of the famous Russian scientist and explorer
Nikolai Przewalsky and debunks it. One of Przewalsky's known grandsons was
tested and found to be R1a. A known grandson of Stalin was tested and found
to be G2. In the article G2 was written as "???2" rather than "?2" (the
first being a phonetic rendering, the second a literal "G2').

Stalin's father was the drunken Georgian shoemaker Vissarion Ivanovich
Dzugashvili, a fact even Stalin himself did not attempt to dress up or deny.

The article also contains an interview with Roman Sychev, the administrator
of the Russian DNA Project and the moderator of the Y-Haplogroup J Forum at
dna-forums.org.

The grandson of Stalin mentioned in the article is Alexander Burdonsky, a
theatrical producer. I am a bit curious that he does not bear Stalin's
surname of Dzugashvili, but he may have changed it for obvious reasons.
Stalin is not exactly a popular figure in the Russian Federation. When I was
there, there was a fairly popular tv series called "??? ????" (Wait for Me).
It investigated reports of missing persons and tried to locate them. The
bulk of the stories I saw were about people who disappeared during the
Stalinist period. Most of those did not have happy endings.

But it was Russian tv, not American.

Rich

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