# Whoa, Comrade! **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [August 17, 2006, 11:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whoa-comrade/369074 "2006-08-17T11:53:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Martini\_Enfield](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/martini_enfield/32/11123_2.png) [@Martini\_Enfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Martini_Enfield)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2006, 11:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whoa-comrade/369074/1 "2006-08-17T11:53:44Z")
I was browsing through Wikipedia earlier, and came across the page on [Tchaikovsky](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tchaikovsky), and was struck by the uncanny physical resemblance between Tchaikovsky and [Keanu Reeves](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keanu_Reeves). :eek: Can anyone else see it, or is it just me? šŸ˜• ---
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2006, 11:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whoa-comrade/369074/2 "2006-08-17T11:56:11Z")
Whoa! ---
**Author:** ![Amp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Amp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amp)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2006, 12:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whoa-comrade/369074/3 "2006-08-17T12:07:38Z")
Holy crap! ---
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2006, 12:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whoa-comrade/369074/4 "2006-08-17T12:29:05Z")
Well, yes. There **is** a **quite** strong resemblence. ---
**Author:** ![Lionne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Lionne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lionne)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2006, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whoa-comrade/369074/5 "2006-08-17T14:18:56Z")
I donā€™t really see it. ---
**Author:** ![GingerOfTheNorth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/cdc98d/32.png) [@GingerOfTheNorth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GingerOfTheNorth)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2006, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whoa-comrade/369074/6 "2006-08-17T16:57:56Z")
[QUOTE=Amp] Holy crap! [/QUOTE] That is exactly what I just said out loud. ---
**Author:** ![tashabot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tashabot/32/6250_2.png) [@tashabot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tashabot)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2006, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whoa-comrade/369074/7 "2006-08-17T17:04:20Z")
Wow. Thatā€™s freakinā€™ _weird_. And they both look like a guy I worked with at a movie theatre. Never noticed the resemblance beforeā€¦ ~Tasha ---
**Author:** ![Kythereia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e8c25b/32.png) [@Kythereia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kythereia)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2006, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whoa-comrade/369074/8 "2006-08-17T17:26:47Z")
Reincarnation much? ---
**Author:** ![OneCentStamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/13edae/32.png) [@OneCentStamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OneCentStamp)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2006, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whoa-comrade/369074/9 "2006-08-17T17:29:11Z")
In Russia, Keanu Reeves resemble _you_! ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2006, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whoa-comrade/369074/10 "2006-08-17T17:47:28Z")
Thereā€™s enough resemblance that he could play him, but I doubt theyā€™d have been mistaken for one another. Also, Pyotr died more than 20 years before the revolution ā€“ why the ā€œcomradeā€? ---
**Author:** ![Monstre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e274bd/32.png) [@Monstre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monstre)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2006, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whoa-comrade/369074/11 "2006-08-17T18:35:34Z")
Sure, havenā€™t you seen _Tchaikovsky and Rubinsteinā€™s Excellent Adventure_? ---
**Author:** ![Martini\_Enfield](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/martini_enfield/32/11123_2.png) [@Martini\_Enfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Martini_Enfield)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2006, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whoa-comrade/369074/12 "2006-08-18T01:29:46Z")
[QUOTE=ShibbOleth] Thereā€™s enough resemblance that he could play him, but I doubt theyā€™d have been mistaken for one another. Also, Pyotr died more than 20 years before the revolution ā€“ why the ā€œcomradeā€? [/QUOTE] Because I couldnā€™t think of a Russian word that would be an acceptable substitute for ā€œDudeā€ that would also be instantly recognisable, thatā€™s why. šŸ˜‰