Joseph is wracked with grief. He leaves his son to be cared for by his wife’s parents and throws himself into his revolutionary work. He adopts the name 'Stalin' which means 'steel' in Russian.

He has since created almost a thousand egg portraits including engravings of Vladimir Putin, Benjamin Franklin and Joseph Stalin. Produced by Jason Gaines. Video courtesy of Associated Press.

And he would point to a portrait of himself that was hanging ... which revealed that he was one of at least four decoys used by Joseph Stalin at the height of his power. He was born around 1920 ...