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March 26th, 2009

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Stalin vs. Hitler!

Stalin vs. Hitler was written and illustrated by Alexey Lipatov. You can see the original Russian version, here. After someone translated the text into English, it was reformatted by Thomas Silbey. Finally, the lettering was redone by John Lunney.

For a lot of the panels Lipatov had annotations explaining some of the context, which I'll be also be posting.

In August 1939, Stalin and Hitler signed a non-aggression treaty known as the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact. It allowed Stalin to invade Finland and Poland.

In Russian, a Caucasian does not mean a white man. It means a man from the Caucasus Mountains, who Stalin actually was.

[Razliv is] a place north to St Petersburg. In July 1917 Vladimir Lenin were hiding here from officials in a hayloft, and wrote "The State and Revolution" considered to be one of his most important works.

Not unlike robot Walter, the Judge Dredd's servant, Lenin was not able to correctly pronounce "r" before vowels.

Presumption of historical inevitability is a corner stone of Marxism-Leninism.

The process of learning was extremely important for every member of the Party. Lenin used often to say: "To learn, to learn and to learn once again!"

Koba was the first Stalin's alias taken after the legendary Georgian outlaw. Party comrades could call him Koba.

In 1943 Stalin was awarded the rank of marshal of the Soviet Union.

Schicklgruber was Hitler's original last name. Dzhugashvili was the original last name of Stalin.

Otto Skorzeny -- a famous Waffen SS commander.

Gauleiters were head officials of districts under Nazi control.

"The Wheel of History" was one of the favorite Stalin's metaphors (See, for example, his THE IMMEDIATE TASKS OF COMMUNISM IN GEORGIA AND TRANSCAUCASIA, Report to a General Meeting of the Tiflis Organization of the Communist Party of Georgia, July 6, 1921)

Otto Skorzeny made people believe he got his scars dueling during school days in Austria. Yet, there is a more probable theory on origin of those scars.

The alias "Stalin" means "Man of Steel."

As well as soldiers in some of the Allied Armies, the Russian soldiers were instructed not to take Waffen SS men prisoners.

It is believed, Skorzeny refers to mysterious V-3 or V-4 missiles.

In his speeches, Stalin could refer to himself as the third person.

The Great October Revolution of 1917 put the country into decades of decay.

In the Norse Mythology, Limbo was a place between Heaven and Hell.

Valkyries escorted the brave warriors to Valhalla, the Norse Heaven.

The Orthodox Church did not, and does not, appreciate pagan religions.

In 1884 - 1889 Stalin studied in Tiflis Orthodox Theological Seminary, but was expelled from it right before graduation.

This is exactly how Stalin would have pronounced Lipatov's "The End" if he were speaking English…

Tags: char: adolf hitler, char: joseph stalin, group: communists, group: nazis, medium: webcomic

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From:	peur_evol
Date:	March 26th, 2009 08:15 am (UTC)

THIS !

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...is EXACTLY what I like S_D for !
These types of obscurity that I otherwise would never even be aware of.

Thanks, xdoop !!

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From:	queen_marshed
Date:	March 26th, 2009 10:48 am (UTC)

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Stalin vs Cable: Epic showdown of the century?

This is like the most awesome comic ever. Makes my history geek very very happy. XD

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From:	gwalla.livejournal.com
Date:	March 26th, 2009 12:41 pm (UTC)

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Skorzeny makes me want to play some Wolfenstein 3D.

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From:	aaron_bourque
Date:	March 26th, 2009 12:46 pm (UTC)

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Schicklgruber

. . .

I'm glad he changed it. Schicklgruber sounds like . . . I don't know, a porn cookie.

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From:	besamim
Date:	March 26th, 2009 05:38 pm (UTC)

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Actually, it was his father who started using the name "Hitler." Nonetheless, as Adolf began his rise to power his opponents (while they still lived, that is) often called him "Schicklgruber" to mock him. Also, at least one historian has speculated that if Hitler's father hadn't changed his last name, history may well have turned out differently, as it's hard (so they claim) to imagine thousands of Germans shouting Heil Schicklgruber! in all seriousness.

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From:	stuka_junker88
Date:	March 26th, 2009 03:40 pm (UTC)

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Thank you so much or posting it here, I missed it very much.

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From:	bluefall
Date:	March 26th, 2009 04:30 pm (UTC)

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Now I know where Aliens vs Predator got their tagline from.

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From:	rayerai
Date:	March 26th, 2009 05:42 pm (UTC)

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I freaking love this thing. THANK YOU.

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From:	besamim
Date:	March 26th, 2009 05:50 pm (UTC)

Wunderbar

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(*Deleted and reposted due to my not realizing this was a web-, not a print, comic)

You know, as a Jewish dude you'd think I'd be offended by this epic magical battle between two of history's worst Jew-haters, apparently not done for laughs. But I really like this, judging from the excerpt; the research is impeccable and it is true that Hitler at least was very much into the occult, as were some within his inner circle.

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From:	kingrockwell
Date:	March 26th, 2009 09:00 pm (UTC)

Re: Wunderbar

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Hitler himself wasn't much for it, actually. While it is true the Nazi party grew out of the old occultic Thule Society, the occult elements were expelled rather early on, long before the party came to power.
Heinrich Himmler, the guy in charge of the SS, however, was another story.

Oh the things you'll research because of Hellboy~~

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From:	noahbrand
Date:	March 28th, 2009 12:48 am (UTC)

Re: Wunderbar

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There was a joke current in Germany, particularly among persecuted Jews, during the war.

It seems that Hitler, seeing how the war is going, has begun to be concerned that he might not win. So, being into astrology, he goes to his astrologers and asks them to predict the date of his death. He figures if it's real soon, it means he'll lose the war, but if it's a long way off, he'll win.

So his astrologers do their calculations and look at their charts and exercise all their skill, and finally announce to the Führer, "Your death will fall on a Jewish holiday."

Hitler, very upset, says "That's no help to me! WHICH Jewish holiday?"

And the astrologers reply "We don't know yet what they're going to call it."

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From:	cyberghostface
Date:	March 26th, 2009 06:28 pm (UTC)

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It would be funny to see the reactions if this were reversed and if Hitler was the great hero of the story instead of Stalin.

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From:	xdoop
Date:	March 26th, 2009 09:36 pm (UTC)

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gAfsSA6_GrE

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From:	(Anonymous)
Date:	April 5th, 2009 12:26 am (UTC)

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Can anyone help me to spot the superhero references Lipatov uses? His Lenin looks like the Druid (member of the Avengers in the 80s), and the panel with Hitler in Hell is clearly taken from P. Craig Russell's "Elric of Melnibone: The Dreaming City" graphic novel. Individual panels/poses/compositions remind me of Sal Buscema, John Buscema, various 80s/90s styles. I have spoken briefly with Lipatov (didn't get to ask him), and I have an essay in which I discuss this story coming out in the next International Journal of Comic Art, but I'd like to spot more of the visual allusions.

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