Yea, IL2, IS2 and JS2 are same thing.
Same as German V and W.
So it's either JS2 (Joseph Stalin 2) or 'Iosif'-2

So what? British had the Churchill Tank.
I'm only surprised the Germans didn't have the Hitler tank

I agree with HolyBurrito's post completely

- All of it.
Also to the part that, yea, had it been a football game,
the Russians would be the man of the match.