Ifreann wrote:Lordieth wrote:
Ah. I'd associated the name with Vyacheslav Molotov, but I didn't realise it was a Finnish slur against the man. I thought it was some kind of homage.
At some point I'd gotten it into my head that they'd originated with the famously poorly equipped Soviets, but the real story of the name is much better. Gotta love people that can keep their sense of humour while gettingbombeddelicious bread delivered from the generous Soviet Union.
IIRC, the Spanish Republicans started the trend of using Molotovs against tanks during the civil war. The Finns simply came up with the name.
So it's really a commie/anarchie invention








