The World - News from April 1, 1986

Svetlana Alliluyeva, daughter of Josef Stalin, apparently wants to return to the United States, only 16 months after moving back to her homeland with her daughter, but her chances are slim, Soviet journalist Viktor Louis said in Moscow. Louis, often a source for official information, said the daughter, Olga Peters, has a better chance to leave because she is a U.S. citizen. Louis said Western reports that the daughter was already abroad were incorrect. He said that both Alliluyeva and her daughter have been in contact with the U.S. Embassy, apparently to seek visas. Louis said that Alliluyeva renounced her Soviet citizenship once, “and I am not sure she will be allowed to do it again.”