Just so you know, all of Stalin's younger photos were doctored during his regime.  Supposedly, he had horrible pock-marking as a youth, and was actually quite ugly because of it.  All of this was airbrushed out.  Here's one they missed, I suppose: http://iliketowastemytime.com/sites/default/files/historical-photos-pt10-joseph-stalin-mugshot-1911.png.  For comparison: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6e/Stalin_1902.jpg.  From his later years: https://i.redditmedia.com/t9NFgo4WckP-KacXE9xkYgctmPAop7h5bynI25d6q9I.jpg?w=320&s=7ba107b52944f62f3a93b66693912b20. For comparison: http://cdn6.bigcommerce.com/s-ih6hnrv1/product_images/uploaded_images/stalin.jpg?t=1407018047. One of the most famous examples of Soviet manipulation of history; in this case to show Stalin and Lenin as close friends: http://i.imgur.com/2EkgRx3.jpg?1. Edit: Stalin was also known to be a giant piece of shit in his youth, as well as in his adulthood.