Gori is the birthplace of Stalin and has a museum.
We experienced a re-enactment of soviet inefficiency - buying tickets. There was a bunch of people crowded around the ticket window. One fellow, presumably a tour leader was given a bunch of 30 tickets all joined together which he proceeded to tear into individual tickets whilst blocking the window thus preventing anyone else from buying.
Mostly photos of stalin and other soviet luminaries of the time. Very little English. The Russian I translated with Google translate did not provide an notable explanation. I wonder if they are feeling conflicted about stalin and the museum.
It felt to me more like a shrine than a museum.
I would have thought that some history of the madness of Stalin and the 20m soviet deaths would have been mentioned.
STALINS TRAIN
(I assume) When we tried to board we were told we needed a ticket. By the time we had acquired a ticket, the train had left (figuratively speaking).
(I assume) When we tried to board we were told we needed a ticket. By the time we had acquired a ticket, the train had left (figuratively speaking).
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