Koba

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Koba was a revolutionary alias used by Joseph Stalin during his early political activities in the Bolshevik movement.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf pseudonym
revolutionary alias
associatedPlace Georgia
South Caucasus
surface form: Transcaucasia
associatedWith Caucasian revolutionary circles
Russian Revolution-era underground activities
hasReputationAs symbol of toughness and defiance in Stalin’s self-image
hasRole underground revolutionary codename
historicalSignificance early identity of Joseph Stalin in revolutionary politics
ideologicalContext Russian Social Democratic Labour Party (Bolsheviks)
surface form: Bolshevism

Marxism
inspiredBy a Georgian literary character named Koba
languageOfName Georgian
laterSupplantedBy Joseph Stalin
surface form: Stalin
notableUserRole Bolshevik revolutionary leader
politicalContext Russian Empire
timePeriod early 20th century
pre-1917 revolutionary period
usedBefore adoption of the name Joseph Stalin
usedBy Joseph Stalin
surface form: Iosif Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili

Joseph Stalin
usedDuring early political activities of Joseph Stalin
usedFor clandestine political work
evading Tsarist police
illegal Bolshevik organizing
usedIn Russian Social Democratic Labour Party (Bolsheviks)
surface form: Bolshevik movement

party correspondence
secret police reports about Stalin
underground publications

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