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[–]Themaxx20 35 points36 points ago

Young Stalin's so hot right now.

[–]xtakeout 31 points32 points ago

Grow a fuck ton of hair, add some cream or paste-based product and throw that shit back. Maybe use some bobby-pins to hold it back or that shit may fall.

[–]spunkshui 11 points12 points ago

I like how you used manly ass profanity in order to suggest bobby-pins comfortably. Well done.

[–]polkanils[S] 4 points5 points ago

haha this made me laugh, but great tips! thanks!

[–]bozzwtf 9 points10 points ago

Stalins no joke.

Edit: Just noticed this.

[–]Jaymaster1 2 points3 points ago

If you're Russian for a drink, don't go Stalin...

[–]n54 19 points20 points ago

Don't wash your hair for a couple of weeks to let the natural oils of your scalp build up, then use a boar bristle brush to style it.

[–]AnonymousPhi 7 points8 points ago

Or do welding for a day. Your hair gets full of iron and gets like that

[–]Xciv 4 points5 points ago

Also works for sculpting. My hair never looked better than when I was sculpting, because the stray clay particles would get into my hair and add rigidity to it, keeping it the exact shape I swept it in.

[–]resurrezione 14 points15 points ago

This photo is actually a bit deceiving. In reality his hair on the sides and in the back was probably a bit longer than your're looking for.

Here's another angle for you.

[–]Cyril_Clunge 15 points16 points ago

That's actually quite cool.

[–]sampearl1 7 points8 points ago

Whats wrong with a little bit of long hair in the back?

[–]Messiah 1 point2 points ago

Thats actually what i have been going for minus the neck hair. The problem is, I seem to be too thin on top.

[–]SwiftyShitter 14 points15 points ago

Think Soviet.

[–]wdnlng 19 points20 points ago

This has been asked way too many times in MHA. The bottom line is; this is photography hair, meaning hair that won't last past 10 minutes of any activity. Unless you use a metric ton of hair spray, and boby pins.

[–]doughnutssupreme 6 points7 points ago

i have a book with this photo and I've always admired his hair (while ignoring what he did)

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point ago

It's most probably edited quite a lot, however he still must have had a pretty nice head of hair to begin with.

[–]tomthepirate 7 points8 points ago

I know, please ignore who it is.

this is one of the funniest things i'v seen on reddit

[–]vince_thewhat 3 points4 points ago

You must not go on reddit much.

[–]tomthepirate 2 points3 points ago

I'm on reddit allot, for some reason this just really made me laugh more than other stuff

[–]that_one_christian 1 point2 points ago

it isn't as hard as a lot of people are making it to be, but it will be time consuming to do. you don't need to not wash it for days on end, but you can as it will be easier. i'd suggest investing in a nice blow drier, and when you get out of the shower to use it while combing to dry your hair. this sets a foundation and is by no means all there is to it. once you got the foundation going you can use any past or cream product you have and go to town on it till you get it looking right. after that hair spray and bobby pins will help you out a lot.

[–]The_Khan_Of_Plants 2 points3 points ago

Young Stalin was a handsome man, I'll give you that.

[–]Panteloons 7 points8 points ago

(I know, please ignore who it is.)

Well I don't.

[–]darkeststar 16 points17 points ago

It's a photo of a young Joseph Stalin.

[–]NicSorice 12 points13 points ago

Stalin was a hotty!

[–]louis_le_croix 7 points8 points ago

I would never have guessed that! I thought Stalin was born with that bushy mustache.

[–]JewishCowboy 2 points3 points ago

I've asked this before too, seems like the answers go like this

-Don't wash your hair -This has been asked 1000 times -Don't even try because this is nigh impossible to maintain, and the picture itself is most likely touched up. -omg im so sick of people asking this -use bobby pins.

[–]Freecandyhere 1 point2 points ago

How do you? Quit Stalin and answer

[–]jdhillmer 0 points1 point ago

I swear some gents bring a picture of Hitler to the stylist.

[–]DaveyWavey94 0 points1 point ago

from what i've heard, it's not actually him. but damn, that mane...!

[–]phototropik 0 points1 point ago

Prole Style.

[–]BillDaBeast 0 points1 point ago

This hairstyle looks like The Growlers' Brooks Nielsen in this.

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[–]dave-the-brave 9 points10 points ago

What is wrong with you?

[–]roksoc 16 points17 points ago

He thinks he's being edgy.

[–]papajohn56 0 points1 point ago

So does OP funny enough

[–]sampearl1 2 points3 points ago

Dude, you know russia was against germany right? You're the idiot here.

[–]papajohn56 -2 points-1 points ago

Russia was for Russia - they signed a treaty with Germany originally to tolerate them.

[–]sampearl1 0 points1 point ago

Russia was part of the Triple Entente, if i'm not mistaken? Russia attacked germany from the right (which screwed russia) and france attacked germany from the left. Then germany wanted some country making britain declare war against them and things went downhill after the victory at stalingrad. How was russia not involved in war with germany?

[–]papajohn56 -1 points0 points ago

Germany attacked Russia first - Russia had a treaty prior to this that Germany violated. Meaning, had Germany not attacked Russia, the USSR wouldn't have done shit and wouldn't have been against anyone.

[–]sampearl1 0 points1 point ago

TIL. Ok, well at least I wasn't completely wrong. I don't know a lot of history, but I like learning about it. Thanks. :)