How Stalin got the name Stalin?

Answer:
In prison he adopted the name Stalin which translated as "Man of Steel". He felt that it would be good for his image and would make him sound more Russian than Georgian. Georgians were not considered to be Russians and the name Dzhughashvili was definitely not a Russian name.
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