Joseph Stalin's dacha is the genuine summer home of the former mighty Soviet leader built in 1936. He used to come here quite often, and the atmosphere of the modest interior of the time throws some light on his personality.

Today in Russia Joseph Stalin is a very controversial figure. For some he was the great leader who brought the Soviet Union victoriously through the Second World War. Others feel there should be no rehabilitation for a man who is so inextricably linked with the mass purges of his time.

  

While in Sochi, many visitors  take time to visit Stalin's dacha situated  among lush vegetation in "Zelenaya Roscha" (Green Wood) park, a part of a local health center.

The tour ends with a buffet - visitors are offered Stalin's favorite red wine along with cheese and fruit.

Also there's always the unique  chance to stay in one of the refurbished deluxe  rooms of this favourite resting place of the former Soviet leader.