Vasily Zaytsev
publication date: Wednesday, December 4, 2013 (part of Winter 2014)
category: Military
clue: This Soviet sniper repelled the enemy at the gates during World War II, but it didn't make him the Russian president either.
explanation: The film Enemy at the Gates was based on Zaytsev's work as a sniper. more…
do-over: This was a "do-over" goo, inspired by incorrect guesses for a previous goo.
solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, LaVonne Lemler, Samir Mehta, Chris Lemler, Richard Slominsky, Justin Woods, and Joanna Woods
trivia: This goo was inspired by incorrect guesses for a goo of Dmitry Nikolayevich Medvedev.