Stalin once heard the famous Soviet pianist Eugenia perform Mozart's Symphony No. 23 on the radio, and he was so captivated that he called the station director, wanting a record of the performance.

The problem was, it was a live broadcast, not a recorded program, so there were no records available. They had to have Eugenia come to the station overnight to record—funny enough, the first two conductors were so scared they wet their pants, and only the third conductor managed to complete the recording.

Fortunately, after the record was sent to Stalin, he was very satisfied and gave Eugenia 40,000 rubles (considered a tip?). Keep in mind, at that time, the monthly income of Soviet engineers was 100-130 rubles.

Speaking of Eugenia, she was quite tough. She replied to Stalin saying she prayed to God every day to forgive Stalin for the crimes he committed against the Soviet people, and she donated the money to the church.

By the way, Stalin received her reply and was not angry. He did nothing but put the letter into his desk drawer. It is said that during Stalin's stroke, the record that was playing repeatedly on his phonograph in his bedroom was this very piece recorded by Eugenia.

Now, dear questioner, you tell me, how should we account for these 40,000 rubles? If we consider it Stalin's personal property, where did he get so much money?