 Nutsibidze was himself a former inmate, and he had begun work on the translation in his cell—Stalin had personally reviewed his work and found it impressive, ordering Nutsibidze to be released.Reportedly, the Soviet dictator even corrected part of the manuscript and his personal translation of a section probably made it into the final edition.Following his release, Stalin kept Kavtaradze in his circle of intimates, and nicknamed him "Tozho"—in reference to his slant eyes, which, Stalin believed, made him look like the Japanese prime minister Hideki Tōjō.