Russian Arms Race

Russian Arms Race
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Basic Information
Used by:	Heavy
Slot:	Action
Contributed by:	Kylul
Released:	October 20, 2017 Patch (Jungle Inferno Update)
Availability:	Purchase
Tradable:	Yes
Giftable:	Yes
Craftable:	Yes
Nameable:	Yes
Craft No.?:	Yes
Available Qualities
Unique Unusual
Loadout Stats
Taunt: The Russian Arms Race Level 1 - 100 Special Taunt Get Pushkin, comrade! Own the means of lactic acid production!

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Start your match right with this routine! — The Russian Arms Race publicity blurb

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The Russian Arms Race is a community-created Action taunt for the Heavy. When activated, the Heavy will start doing one armed push-ups, producing short shouts from time to time.

The Russian Arms Race was contributed to the Steam Workshop.

Update history

October 20, 2017 Patch #1 (Jungle Inferno Update)

• Added the Russian Arms Race to the game.

Trivia

• The name is a reference to the nuclear weapon arms race between the USA and the Soviet Union during the Cold War.
  • It also a pun on meanings of word "arms", which includes parts of upper limbs and weapons.
• Pushkin, as referenced in the description, was a 19th-century Russian romantic poet and playwright, and one of the most well-known Russian authors in the West.
• Lactic acid is a chemical produced in the human body most abundantly during strenuous exercise. The buildup of lactic acid in the body is one factor responsible for the "burning" painful feeling inside the body during intense bouts of exercise.
• "Own[ing] the means of...production[!]" in the description is a reference to the Soviet endorsement of Marxist theory, which includes the workers (proletariat) having theoretically united and equal control over industry.

Gallery

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  Steam Workshop thumbnail for The Russian Arms Race.