Alexander Svanidze

Alexander Svanidze
ალექსანდრე სვანიძე (Georgian) Александр Сванидзе (Russian)
Svanidze in 1915
Born	1886 Baji, Kutais Governorate, Russian Empire
Died	20 August 1941(1941-08-20) (aged 54–55)
Nationality	Georgian Soviet
Alma mater	University of Jena
Occupation(s)	Old Bolshevik historian
Known for	Brother-in-law of Joseph Stalin
Spouse	Maria Korona
Children	Ivan Svanidze
Parent(s)	Svimon Svanidze Sipora Dvali
Relatives	Kato Svanidze (sister)

Alexander Semyonovich "Alyosha" Svanidze (Georgian: ალექსანდრე სვანიძე; Russian: Александр Семёнович Сванидзе) (1886 – 20 August 1941) was a Georgian Old Bolshevik, politician and historian. He was a personal friend of Joseph Stalin and a brother of Stalin's first wife Kato. Nevertheless, he was arrested during the Great Purge in 1937 and he was shot in prison in 1941.