These are the most extravagant presents Stalin received

The personality cult of Joseph Stalin was so intense in the USSR that people were often ready to give away their most valuable possessions, only to please the “beloved father of the Soviet people”.

The most extravagant gifts were crafted all over the Soviet Union, as well as in other countries, like China, for example. In most instances, people went to great lengths and efforts to please the sole leader of the USSR.

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