Dmitry Nikolayevich Medvedev
publication date: Friday, November 8, 2013 (part of Fall 2013)
category: Military
clue: His resistance against German occupiers made him a Soviet hero, but it did not make him the Russian president.
explanation: Medvedev was a partisan resistance fighter against Germany's occupation of the Soviet Union. Coincidentally, he shared his name with Dmitry Medvedev, president of Russia at the time this goo was published. more…
solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, Justin Woods, and Mike Rothstein