Origin of Phrases - M
Molotov Cocktail
Contrary to popular belief, cocktail was not willingly named after someone. Rather, the Finnish named it after Vyacheslav Mikhailovich Molotov, then-premier of the Soviet Union. The people of Finland were seeking freedom from the communist regime, and their freedom fighters - who faced soldiers armed with heavy equipment and weapons - tossed gasoline bombs in desperation. The Finnish derisively named the bombs after Molotov, the leader of the USSR.