Engelsina Markizova

Engelsina "Gelya" Sergeyevna Markizova was a Soviet Russian historian, orientalist, specialist in Southeast Asia, and candidate of historical sciences. She achieved fame as a child after being depicted in a photo embracing the Soviet leader Joseph Stalin, an image which became one of the most enduring propaganda symbols of the Stalin era, when it was widespread in schools, pioneer's camps and children's institutions.