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http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_depth/7362161.stm

In Ukraine a doll of Hitler is planned to hit the stores soon. With over 3 million to be produced, and their sale expected to be large.

Guess this is yet another chapter of Eastern European nations that suffered under Stalinist/USSR occupation to view history through tinted glasses. Seems to be quite a revival lately of celebrating those who fought against Bolshevism as national heroes. Such as Latvia having parades in commeration to the Latvian SS every march 16th, Estonia building a memorial in commeration to the SS, etc.. etc..

Can't say I'm not amused though. The amusement disappears pretty fast though at the thought of nationalist parents buying their children this doll much as patriotic US parents might deign to buy their kid a GI Joe.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_depth/7362161.stm

In Ukraine a doll of Hitler is planned to hit the stores soon. With over 3 million to be produced, and their sale expected to be large.

Guess this is yet another chapter of Eastern European nations that suffered under Stalinist/USSR occupation to view history through tinted glasses. Seems to be quite a revival lately of celebrating those who fought against Bolshevism as national heroes. Such as Latvia having parades in commeration to the Latvian SS every march 16th, Estonia building a memorial in commeration to the SS, etc.. etc..

Can't say I'm not amused though. The amusement disappears pretty fast though at the thought of nationalist parents buying their children this doll much as patriotic US parents might deign to buy their kid a GI Joe.

Not amused either. But if there´s a market for former dictator dolls, can I suggest an Imelda Marcos doll along with a Slobodan Milosevic and Fidel Castro dolls?
http://www.nancarrow-webdesk.com/warehouse/storage2/2007-w51/img.98039_t.jpg

Is it a "tickle-me Hitler?" I'd buy that. :)

Did you just compare GI Joe to Hitler?

GI Joe doesn't even have a mustache for crying out loud! *cries out loud*

Not amused either. But if there´s a market for former dictator dolls

Action Figures!

ACTION FIGURES!

Action Figures!

ACTION FIGURES!


DOLLS!! DOLLS!!!!

Not amused either. But if there´s a market for former dictator dolls, can I suggest an Imelda Marcos doll along with a Slobodan Milosevic and Fidel Castro dolls?

Would she come with 10,000 pair of shoes? :p

Action Figures!

ACTION FIGURES!


DOLLS!! DOLLS!!!!

DOLLS!! DOLLS!!!!

*cries* Masculine objects of comfort! Which are full of Action!

I sure am doing a lot of crying today..

Is it a "tickle-me Hitler?" I'd buy that. :)

But instead of laughing, it spouts über-nationalist rhetoric!

But instead of laughing, it spouts uber-nationalist rhetoric!

And it comes with 23 unique hand motions!

*cries* Masculine objects of comfort! Which are full of Action!

I sure am doing a lot of crying today..

:D
Ok, I´ll comply. Masculine objects of comfort. And full of action.
I don´t like to see teh Bann-ed cry.

:D
Ok, I´ll comply. Masculine objects of comfort. And full of action.

Thanks.
I don´t like to see teh Bann-ed cry.
It usually only happens when I watch Oprah or West Side Story..
I don't know what came over me.
You saw nothing.

Thanks.

It usually only happens when I watch Oprah or West Side Story..
I don't know what came over me.
You saw nothing.

I saw nothing if you were to pay me...*whistles*

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_depth/7362161.stm

In Ukraine a doll of Hitler is planned to hit the stores soon. With over 3 million to be produced, and their sale expected to be large.

Guess this is yet another chapter of Eastern European nations that suffered under Stalinist/USSR occupation to view history through tinted glasses. Seems to be quite a revival lately of celebrating those who fought against Bolshevism as national heroes. Such as Latvia having parades in commeration to the Latvian SS every march 16th, Estonia building a memorial in commeration to the SS, etc.. etc..

Can't say I'm not amused though. The amusement disappears pretty fast though at the thought of nationalist parents buying their children this doll much as patriotic US parents might deign to buy their kid a GI Joe.

I think I need to own this doll.

Not because I support Hitler or anything (talk about supporting a losing side! That be like being a Bonapartiste, lol) but because, who owns a freakin' Hitler Action Figure. the novelty is terrific (ridiculous, yes, but I also own Star Wars beany-babies).

Now I just need to cruise over to Wal-mart (where I happen to work....) and pick up some of the BNible Action Figures that I heard they were going to release. :D

yeah...that's pretty horrible.

Here's a review on amazon.

This doll is a wonderful reproduction of Ol' Grumps himself, Adolf Hitler. Mr. Hitler, the doll, comes dressed in his usual Hitler garb, complete with over-starched collars and a variety of medals awarded for mass murder. Hitler also comes with a Nazi coat, Nazi hat, Nazi patch and an alternate and even angrier head! This doll is perfect for propping behind a tiny podium and shouting in German from behind a curtain (just read from a German dictionary, your audience will never know the difference!) while simultaneously horrifying your grandparents. Sometimes I'll bring the Hitler doll to mass just to keep my kids quiet and entertained with something. People often stare, jaw-dropped, in complete awe of the doll's stunningly accurate hairline and bitter scowl. The only complaint is that his angry, shouting face might set a bad example for children. I recommend popping off the head and replacing it with the head of Dr. Venkman from Ghostbusters to allow Hitler a more humorous and mischievous demeanor. C'mon, Hitler, you old fuddy duddy; the sun's out! Get out of the Bitter Barn and come play in the hay!

Just keep it away from your Israeli Barbie.

Just keep it away from your Israeli Barbie.

:D
Action Figure Holocaust?

:D
Action Figure Holocaust?

Gawd, that is soo Robot Chicken.

I'm saving up for a Genghis Khan Action Figure with karate chop action...BTW, they ARE Action Figures, NOT Dolls.

Gawd, that is soo Robot Chicken.

:D

I'd so buy a Hitler Potatoe Head. Of course it'd just be a Mr. Potatoe head when you remove the tiny mustache.

http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/hh141/lordtothe/humor%20pics/scissorsbeatspaper.jpg

I want a Churchill, Stalin, Roosevelt, and Mussolini too! When is the rest of the collection coming!!! *takes anticollectant pill* I'm OK now.

I'd so buy a Hitler Potatoe Head. Of course it'd just be a Mr. Potatoe head when you remove the tiny mustache.

But you wouldn't be able to bend the arms!

I personally want my Franco action figure. I want to melt it´s head with a magnifying glass.:D

Nah, I'd get the Piłsudski and Beck action figures. Then we could have a Poland-Germany battle with Hitler and Goering!

imagine trying to buy one
"hello, have thoose new Hitler Action Figures came in yet?"
*clerk looks at you funny "you want a Hitler doll"
"its...ah...for a 5 year old...no wait that sounds worse...I'll have a mr Incredible"

This brings up an interesting idea. Why does no one make an action figure/ doll meant to be destroyed? Think about it lil' Hitler effigies you can buy liquidate, and buy agian.... Or it could just be me.

I'm still imagining myself having a war between Hitler and Stalin Action Figures.

I'm still imagining myself having a war between Hitler and Stalin Action Figures.

On that note, a Stalin/Lenin/Hitler showdown would be awesome and hilarious.

I'm still imagining myself having a war between Hitler and Stalin Action Figures.

Just add a bucket of Little Green Army Men and watch it turn into the 1940s in your bedroom.

Toy Story as a WW2 drama.

Just add a bucket of Little Green Army Men and watch it turn into the 1940s in your bedroom.

Toy Story as a WW2 drama.


Aye, get Hitler, Stalin, Churchill, Musolini, Roosevolt and Emperer ToJo use a Risk map and reconstruct WW2 with army men!

Omg i have too much time!

Aye, get Hitler, Stalin, Churchill, Musolini, Roosevolt and Emperer ToJo use a Risk map and reconstruct WW2 with army men!

Omg i have too much time!

Hilarious. One small nitpick though. Tojo wasn't Emperor, he was Prime Minister.

:D

Hilarious. One small nitpick though. Tojo wasn't Emperor, he was Prime Minister.

:D

what? who was Emperor? Why is everyone on the internet smarter than me?!why am i asking you these things?! i don't even know anymore...
*slips into brooding deppression

1940's era is fine and all, but what about more upto date figurines? Like Osama, Vice Prez., Prez. Shrub, and many many others.

Is it a "tickle-me Hitler?" I'd buy that. :)

I want a farting Mussolini, with the fart actioned by rising his right arm.

Btw... it's 25th of April, Liberation Day!

In piazzale Loreto c'è ancora tanto posto
http://lottadiclasse.blog.dada.net/500/img/loreto7.jpg

what? who was Emperor? Why is everyone on the internet smarter than me?!why am i asking you these things?! i don't even know anymore...
*slips into brooding deppression

Hirohito. Died some years ago, it was in the news everywhere...

Do they do a Klaus Barbie doll?

Yay...
Trivialization of mass murder for the win. =|

I wonder if we have been had. Look here:
http://www.wps.ru/en/services/foreign/ukraine/press.html

This seems to be a list of print media in Ukraine, I don't know if it's comprehensive, but it lists even local press.

There is no "Zerkalo tizhden'".

Furthermore, "zerkalo" means "mirror" and "tizhden" means "week", but "zerkalo tizhden" means "mirror week", it's ungrammatical. It should be "Zerkalo tizhdnia" like in the title of existing publication "Visti tizhdnia" (News of the week).
What speaks against this theory is that the Ukrainian news agency Unian is also reporting this, citing DPA:
http://www.unian.net/eng/news/news-247645.html
They should know instantly if it's true or not. But maybe they are a part of it? Why other Ukrainian agencies:
http://www.ukranews.com/eng/
http://www.interfax.com.ua/en/
http://www.ukrinform.com/eng/
did not pick it up? They should be all over it!

I call bollocks.

edit: Is that this (http://www.pzg.biz/figure_hitler.htm) "Ukrainian" action figure?

Aye, get Hitler, Stalin, Churchill, Musolini, Roosevolt and Emperer ToJo use a Risk map and reconstruct WW2 with army men!

Omg i have too much time!

Where is the love for Chiang Kai-shek?

The start of a new line of WWII action figures. The German army dolls will come with embedded microchips and when you put the little rifle in it's hands, it actually will start marching toward France. *nod*

The start of a new line of WWII action figures. The German army dolls will come with embedded microchips and when you put the little rifle in it's hands, it actually will start marching toward France. *nod*

Where is the love for the Poles?Or should it be 'Where is the love for annexing the Poles?'

Where is the love for the Poles?Or should it be 'Where is the love for annexing the Poles?'

I think that Germany invaded Poland first because the devious French infiltrated Germany in August '39 and sabotaged the roadsigns, making "Frankreich" point east.

The start of a new line of WWII action figures. The German army dolls will come with embedded microchips and when you put the little rifle in it's hands, it actually will start marching toward France. *nod*

:p
I'd make sure to burn any i do happen to come across. action men are fun for destroying.

I'd buy one, so I could mercilessly torture it.

He comes with a change of tiny little Hitler shoessssss! *snickers*

I'd buy one, so I could mercilessly torture it.

Heh. That's what action figures are for.

I asked for one of those AWESOME talking GI Joes (the one where you squeeze his stomach and he opens his mouth and yells heroic phrases) for my birthday, and my brother's favorite game from then on was 'come into sister's room and beat GI Joe with a yardstick'.

(AHEM)

Yes. I might consider buying such a thing if it ever came out, it sounds hilariously awful...

that company is going to be real sorry when Hitler sues!

Cybach,
This is frigging insane
I could expect the romanians to make pro-nazi dolls, because they cry alot about stalin, and forget that Hitler was gonna crispy bake them for being part Turk, but UKRAINE?

I think good old Ukraine is SERIOUSLY forgetting how crap their economy was before and indeed after soviet control - at least the USSR kept jobs and currency moving

making hitler dolls makes them look mentally off

Hitler dolls would just be expensive firewood IMO

tell me when they make Heydrich dolls, i want one

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=svnolXdD7q0

On that note, a Stalin/Lenin/Hitler showdown would be awesome and hilarious.

Well, it's hard to argue there. I'd bet that Lenin would get killed sometime in the first seven or eight seconds (about the amount of time it would take him to get shot by both Hitler and Stalin). Yeah.

Well, it's hard to argue there. I'd bet that Lenin would get killed sometime in the first seven or eight seconds (about the amount of time it would take him to get shot by both Hitler and Stalin). Yeah.

Oh, I was wondering. Is this action figure gonna be anatomically correct?

http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/hh141/lordtothe/humor%20pics/scissorsbeatspaper.jpg


But Mussolini was showing Rock (http://www.italywebzine.com/pic/mussolini.jpg)