How did Joseph Stalin make money? Was he given a salary? Did he have a retirement account?

by a4bh3

I've read about Stalin having various dachas around the USSR, and he obviously had no trouble feeding himself. How much wealth did he acquire? Did his heirs inherit any of his wealth?

kilativv

All his dachas were government property. He couldn't pass it on to his children. He had some sort of modest salary and savings, but not much. It might be hard to comprehend by people raised in capitalism, but Stalin goal was wellbeing and better life for all soviet citizens, not personal gain.

He made significant amount of money from royalties from publishing of his works, but that what was used for the "Stalin's awards" in art, music, literature, science etc.