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Hitler Gets Dolled Up in Ukraine

Barbie-sized dolls of Nazi boss to go on sale, with accessories

By Rob Quinn, Newser Staff

Posted Apr 24, 2008 3:58 AM CDT

(Newser) – Adolf Hitler dolls—with arms that move to make the infamous "sieg heil" salute—will soon be on sale in the Ukraine, the BBC reports. The Barbie-sized figure, which even comes with a change of outfits, is certain to spark an outcry in the country where the Nazis killed 3 million people and positive depictions of the Nazi regime are banned. Government critics blame its policies for a chilling rise in neo-Nazism.

Elderly women in the Ukraine chat in front of a posters likening people who don't pay their heating bills to Hitler. (Getty Images)

Wax model of Adolf Hitler in Madam Tussaud's, London. ((c) we are more)

Ukraine Portrayed as Naziland on Russian Television:Narrator: Gift-wrapped in black is the hit of spring sales in Ukraine, the Hitler toy. Not a very large toy, about 40 cm in size, but with a wardrobe... (UkyiVids)

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