To match the strength of the meme, equally strong music was selected by the game communities to accompany it. Historically the cheapness of Russian equipment was also very true and thus Stalinium now has (jokingly) historical background as the glue that made such poorly made equipment usable. Without it Russian vehicles would have to become more practical and less jury rigged. Stalinium's existence explains this anomaly. Despite its incredible fragility however the ASU-57 holds well as a combat vehicle in War Thunder. The low profile, probable cheap cost, reckless speed, and bare bones design is likened to "Gopnik" constructions. The Russian ASU-57 (above), for example, is thinly armored, extremely light, is equipped with a powerful gun, and is very fast. Most of the Stalinium meme comes from the overall design of Soviet vehicles historically, as well as the cheapness of "Gopnik" culture. Stalinium's armor form is jokingly "stronk" enough to survive naval artillery. Stalinium shells are believed to bypass all armor, usually leaving a nuke or two behind. Stalinium is a fictional metal that is ultra dense and extremely durable, resistant to all but very high power guns.
Stalinium and Slav design philosophyĪlong with the meme, the term Stalinium was coined to explain the seemingly unfair advantage and unusual qualities of Russian armor and cannon shells. Whether it is the fault of the game or the players the T-34 and other vehicles like it have gotten an infamous reputation among the WT and WoT communities for their surprising qulaities. The popular example is the T-34 tank whose characteristics as a fast and well armored vehicle (combined often with an often lack of accounting for crew conditions by the game it is in) and a high powered gun in almost all it's iterations make it extremely difficult to stop with an uncoordinated team. Vehicles of Russian origin are seen as woefully overpowered and unbalanced compared to their other historical counterparts. Russian Bias is a term and meme used by video game communities to express frustration towards a seemingly unfair balance favoring vehicles and equipment of Russian origin, usually accompanied by a soviet era propaganda poster or image macro to glorify it's power or the Soviet leader Joseph Stalin using his guiding hand to direct inaccurate shells to enemy faces.
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