Constantine Kuzakov

Constantine Kuzakov (1911-1996) was the illegitimate second child of Joseph Stalin. Constantine's mother was Maria Kuzakova, who was Stalin's landlady during his 1911 exile in Solvychegodsk, with whom he had an affair. His mother was still pregnant when Stalin left his exile.

Constantine was enrolled into Leningrad University, possibly with the discrete help of his father. In 1932, the NKVD forced him to sign a statement promising never to reveal the truth of his parentage.

For a while, he taught philosophy at the Leningrad Military Mechanical Institute. Afterward, he got a job in the Central Committee's "apparat" in Moscow. He served as a colonel during World War II. In 1947, he and his deputy were accused of being American spies. Although Stalin prevented his arrest, he was nonetheless dismissed from the Party. After Stalin's death, he rejoined the Party and eventually became the longtime director of Soviet television in the Culture Ministry.