I ran across this video on some facebook thread, which I considered interesting enough to share here. The video portrays Stalin while smoking his pipe(s), in various circumstances, together with parts of his collection, if we can call it that.
The op also made this comment:
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Oooo, you All-American boys aren't going to like it, but here's some film of a famous pipe smoker - Josef Stalin. For historical interest only, no politics, and to perhaps remind us that smoking a pipe doesn't necessarily make you a more pleasant person.
Leaving aside, shall we say, some of the less salubrious aspects of Stalin's personality. Stalin was somewhat of an enthusiastic pipe smoker. He's usually seen with a Dunhill, but there are other pipes in the video. Stalin apparently never cleaned his pipes, which absolutely stank. Appalling, hardly the behaviour of a gentleman.
When he ran out of tobacco, Stalin was known to break up two cigarettes ("Herzigovina Flor" brand) and puff away on them.
The Politburo soon began to read Stalin's mood by the way he smoked his pipe. In moments of anger, smoke and flaming bits of tobacco would erupt from his Dunhill. If the pipe went out, it was usually a good sign, as he was concentrating on other things. "
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TdX73c5fOBk
Enjoy !
The op also made this comment:
"
Oooo, you All-American boys aren't going to like it, but here's some film of a famous pipe smoker - Josef Stalin. For historical interest only, no politics, and to perhaps remind us that smoking a pipe doesn't necessarily make you a more pleasant person.
Leaving aside, shall we say, some of the less salubrious aspects of Stalin's personality. Stalin was somewhat of an enthusiastic pipe smoker. He's usually seen with a Dunhill, but there are other pipes in the video. Stalin apparently never cleaned his pipes, which absolutely stank. Appalling, hardly the behaviour of a gentleman.
When he ran out of tobacco, Stalin was known to break up two cigarettes ("Herzigovina Flor" brand) and puff away on them.
The Politburo soon began to read Stalin's mood by the way he smoked his pipe. In moments of anger, smoke and flaming bits of tobacco would erupt from his Dunhill. If the pipe went out, it was usually a good sign, as he was concentrating on other things. "
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TdX73c5fOBk
Enjoy !