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A Molotov cocktail is a glass bottle containing a flammable substance such as petrol (gasoline), alcohol or a napalm -like mixture and a source of ignition, such as a burning cloth wick, held in place by the bottle's stopper. The wick is usually soaked in alcohol or kerosene rather than petrol.
Jul 15, 2023 · The Finns were not subtle about their feelings towards Molotov, and when bottle bombs were created to destroy Soviet tanks, the Finns called the bomb the “Molotov cocktail” because it was “a drink for Molotov to go with his food parcels.”.
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Mar 10, 2022 · Protestors prepare to throw a Molotov cocktail toward police during clashes in 2012 near Tahrir Square in Cairo.
- James Stout
Jun 16, 2018 · In return for “Molotov’s bread baskets,” the Finns decided Molotov, and all of his Red Army friends, needed a drink–hence, they invented the “Molotov Cocktail.” Popular with rioters, underground fighters, and the armies of poor nations ever since, the “Molotov Cocktail” is easily made.
Dec 12, 2023 · The Finns mockingly called these cluster bombs “Molotov’s bread baskets” or “Molotov picnic baskets.” Determined to fight back against the Soviets, they declared that they would come up with a drink to pair with Molotov’s so-called food parcels: Molotovin koktaili , or Molotov cocktails.
- Kaleena Fraga
5 days ago · A Molotov cocktail is a crude incendiary bomb, typically a bottle filled with a flammable liquid and a wick that is ignited before throwing. It is named for Vyacheslav Molotov, the Soviet Union’s foreign minister during and after World War II, though Molotov was not its inventor.
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