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[–] Howie 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

Stalin was from Georgia so he spoke Georgian or Kartuli, although later in life he refused to speak it in keeping in his own portrayal as a Russian nationalist.

He also spoke colloquial Armenian, which he picked up while he was growing up. He knew German and French (the de rigeur languages among revolutionaries), and of course Russian as was spoken during Tsarist times, although with a strong Georgian accent which he was never able to shake off.

He may have understood some English, but was never fluent with it.

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[–] Chiefpacman 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

Nice.

I think they still have singular vs plural and a thousand vs a million in those languages though. And, as I said, this is what is attributed to him.

You could look at the original text and see if they're any conversion errors. Until then, best to trust the original translation! It does sound better if nothing eise