![[Picture]](https://bernies-journeys.at/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/Uplistsikhe_Stalin.jpg "Uplistsikhe/Stalin")
Today, I went on a day trip to Gori in order to visit the cave city of Uplistsikhe. However, Gori is also known for another reason: It is the birthplace of Iosseb Bessarionis dse Dschughaschwili – better known as Stalin.
![[Picture]](https://bernies-journeys.at/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/Uplistsikhe_Stalin-150x150.jpg "Uplistsikhe/Stalin")
![[Picture]](https://bernies-journeys.at/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/20141006_124026-150x150.jpg "Theatron")
![[Picture]](https://bernies-journeys.at/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/20141006_124613-150x150.jpg "Temple of Makvliani")
![[Picture]](https://bernies-journeys.at/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/20141006_130613-150x150.jpg "Tamaris Darbazi")
![[Picture]](https://bernies-journeys.at/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/20141006_131720-150x150.jpg "Cave in Uplistsikhe")
![[Picture]](https://bernies-journeys.at/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/20141006_131939-150x150.jpg "One-Column Hall")
![[Picture]](https://bernies-journeys.at/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/20141006_132740-150x150.jpg "\"Window\" in Uplistsikhe")
![[Picture]](https://bernies-journeys.at/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/20141006_151441-150x150.jpg "Stalin Museum")
![[Picture]](https://bernies-journeys.at/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/20141006_151556-150x150.jpg "Stalin's Birthplace")
![[Picture]](https://bernies-journeys.at/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/20141006_153450-150x150.jpg "\"Yeah, Stalin!\"?")
![[Picture]](https://bernies-journeys.at/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/20141006_153855-150x150.jpg "Stalin's death mask")
![[Picture]](https://bernies-journeys.at/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/20141006_161237-150x150.jpg "Stalin's train carriage")
This blog entry is an abridged version of the original entry in German.