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Stalin vs. Elvis

Although most people associate Stalin with Moscow, Russia and Elvis with Memphis, Tennessee, the truth is that Stalin was born in Gori, Georgia and Elvis was born in Tupelo, Mississippi. In my travels, I have been to both places and saw both of their boyhood homes, bronze statues of both, and museums dedicated to each. Somehow, there seemed to be curious parallels and I thought I would present them to you here.
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Bronze statue of Stalin in his home town, Gori, Georgia on a rainy day
Bronze statue of Stalin in his home town, Gori, Georgia on a rainy day		 Bronze statue of Elvis in his home town, Tupelo, Mississippi, USA on a rainy day.
Bronze statue of Elvis in his home town, Tupelo, Mississippi, USA on a rainy day.		 Bronze statue of Elvis on a sunny day
Bronze statue of Elvis on a sunny day		 Joe Stalin up close and personal
Joe Stalin up close and personal
Elvis Presley up close and personal
Elvis Presley up close and personal		 Stalin's boyhood home, Gori, Georgia
Stalin's boyhood home, Gori, Georgia		 Stalin's family's side of the house (rear view).
Stalin's family's side of the house (rear view).		 Stalin's family rented the left side of this house (front view).
Stalin's family rented the left side of this house (front view).
Elvis' boyhood home, Tupelo, Mississippi
Elvis' boyhood home, Tupelo, Mississippi		 Stalin museum, Gori, Georgia
Stalin museum, Gori, Georgia		 With Elvis in his museum, Tupelo, Mississippi, USA
With Elvis in his museum, Tupelo, Mississippi, USA		 Stalin's train car he took to Potsdam in WWII, at Stalin Museum
Stalin's train car he took to Potsdam in WWII, at Stalin Museum
Elvis took a 1939 Plymouth to Memphis to begin his music career.
Elvis took a 1939 Plymouth to Memphis to begin his music career.		 Another view of the 1939 Plymouth at Elvis' museum
Another view of the 1939 Plymouth at Elvis' museum		 Elvis' Museum, Tupelo, Mississippi, USA
Elvis' Museum, Tupelo, Mississippi, USA		 Kvatachevi Church where Stalin was a seminarian
Kvatachevi Church where Stalin was a seminarian
Stalin back second from right at Kvatachevi Church
Stalin back second from right at Kvatachevi Church		 Same side of Kvatachevi Church in 2008, Republic of Georgia
Same side of Kvatachevi Church in 2008, Republic of Georgia		 Kvatachevi Monastery, Republic of Georgia
Kvatachevi Monastery, Republic of Georgia		 Kvatachevi Monastery, Republic of Georgia
Kvatachevi Monastery, Republic of Georgia
Church that Elvis attended as a boy.
Church that Elvis attended as a boy.		 Getting down with Elvis in his museum
Getting down with Elvis in his museum		 Me and BFF Joe Stalin
Me and BFF Joe Stalin		 Church across the street from Stalin's museum
Church across the street from Stalin's museum
Church across the street from Elvis' museum
Church across the street from Elvis' museum		 Fish pond near Stalin's museum
Fish pond near Stalin's museum		 Lake on Elvis' museum property
Lake on Elvis' museum property		 Lake on Elvis' museum property
Lake on Elvis' museum property
Apparently Elvis, Elvis, Elvis, Elvis, Elvis hasn't left the building.
Apparently Elvis, Elvis, Elvis, Elvis, Elvis hasn't left the building.		 Tapestry of Stalin and Lenin
Tapestry of Stalin and Lenin
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Joe Sullivan14-Feb-2015 17:55
I didn't know that story about Elvis and Larry Geller. Just noticed the similarities at both museums. Very curious!
Edgar 13-Feb-2015 17:05
Elvis' 1965 encounter with God in the Arizona desert, as reported by spiritual advisor and hairdresser Larry Geller. "'Whoa,' says Elvis, staring at a singular cloud in the sky, 'That's Joseph Stalin's face up there.'" Geller, looking for himself, cannot deny it, but then, as Elvis wonders aloud why a portrait of the famous Russian despot should be sent to him from on high, everything changes: "'The face of Stalin,'" Presley tells Geller, tears streaming down his face, "'turned right into the face of Jesus, and he smiled at me.'"
Eldar Kadymov18-Jun-2008 00:26
I have no idea what they have in common, but it's very witty gallery, lotsa fun ! V
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