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2. Funny thing about the KFC connection

Fri Dec 16, 2011, 05:21 PM

Dec 2011

As much as Trotsky looks like the Colonel, I've always thought that this guy, Mikhail Kalinin, looked even more like him!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mikhail_Kalinin

Also, until a few months ago, Russia had its own KFC knockoff called Rostik's. This was the mascot:

I think I ate there once. Don't remember if it was good or not. Apparently they were finally bought out by Yum Brands this year and will now rebrand as KFC.

http://www.themoscowtimes.com/business/article/kfc-swallows-rostiks-and-expands/443324.html

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