Adolf Hitler, the most despised man in the history of the world perhaps (he is seen constantly battling the likes of Osama bin Laden and George Bush for the top spot), is back in news. A picture if his playing chess with Vladimir Lenin has cropped up and is creating quite a buzz. A very extraoridinary piece, this photograph will be put up for sale at Mullock’s auction house in Shropshire in october.

This image of Hitler in a pensive but maybe a relaxed mood playing chess with Lenin was created by Hitlers art teacher Emma Lowenstramm in Vienna. Way back in 1909, Hitler was a jobbing artist while Lenin remained in exile. And the house where they would meet for a game of chess actually blonged to a well-respected Jewish family. So when World War II struck, this family left the house leaving all their possessions including this picture and the chess set with the housekeeper. It is this housekeeper’s grandson who is now putting up the picture for auction.

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Perhaps the most hated man in the world (closely followed by a certain ex-U.S. prez), Adolf Hitler still manages to grab headlines years after his demise. Apparently, a signed copy of he dictator’s infamous manifesto “Mein Kampf” was discovered and sold for a huge $35K. The controversial book has been banned in Germany ever since the end of the second World War but it is still published and sold in most countries of the world.

The particular copy that we are referring to was autographed by Hitler and was given to a fellow inmate at the Bavarian jail where this literary piece was realized by the man  during his four-year prison sentence in the mid-1920s. Just so you know, the pre-publication second edition was sold at the auction held by Mullock’s Auctioneers. To this, a rare books expert said that the bidding price was a bit high for a second edition.

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