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Author : Carles Viñas
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780745347455
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.52/5 ( download)
Download or read book Football in the Land of the Soviets written by Carles Viñas and published by . This book was released on 2022 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Manfred Zeller
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1786725312
Total Pages : 323 pages
Book Rating : 4.18/5 ( download)
Download or read book Sport and Society in the Soviet Union written by Manfred Zeller and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2018-10-18 with total page 323 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Following Stalin's death in 1953, association football clubs, as well as the informal supporter groups and communities which developed around them, were an important way for the diverse citizens of the multinational Soviet Union to express, negotiate and develop their identities, both on individual and collective levels. Manfred Zeller draws on extensive original research in Russian and Ukrainian archives, as well as interviews with spectators, 'hardcore ultras' and hooligans from the Caucasus to Central Asia, to shed new light onto this phenomenon covering the period from the height of Stalin's terror (the 1930s) to the Soviet Union's collapse (1991). Across events as diverse as the Soviet Union's footballing triumph over the German world champions in 1955 and the Luzhniki stadium disaster in 1982, Zeller explores the ways in which people, against the backdrop of totalitarianism, articulated feelings of alienation and fostered a sense of community through sport. In the process, he provides a unique 'bottom-up' reappraisal of Soviet history, culture and politics, as seen through the eyes of supporters and spectators. This is an important contribution to research on Soviet culture after Stalin, the history of sport and contemporary debates on antagonism in the post-Soviet world.
Author : Larry E. Holmes
Publisher : Indiana University Press
ISBN 13 : 0253069645
Total Pages : 231 pages
Book Rating : 4.41/5 ( download)
Download or read book Win Or Else written by Larry E. Holmes and published by Indiana University Press. This book was released on 2024-04-30 with total page 231 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Win or Else, Larry E. Holmes shows us how Soviet football culture regularly disregarded official ideological and political imperatives and skirted the boundaries between socialism and capitalism. In the early 1920s, the Soviet press denounced football as a bourgeois sport that was injurious to both mind and body. Within that same decade, however, it blew up, becoming the most popular spectator sport in the USSR and growing into a fiercely competitive business with complex regional and national bureaucracies, a strong international presence, and a conviction that victory on the field was also a victory of Soviet supremacy. Writing as both historian and fan, Holmes focuses his study on the provincial Kirov team Dinamo from 1979 to 1985, when the club played at both its worst and its best. Spurred by a dismal 1979 season, the team's administrators and regional authorities had two options: obey Moscow's edict to reduce expenditures on professional sports or seek out new—and often illicit—funding sources to fill out a team of champions. Drawing on rich archival materials as well as newspapers and interviews with former players, Win or Else reveals the foundations of Soviet sports culture—and the hazards that teams faced both in victory and in loss.
Author : Victor
Publisher : Elsevier
ISBN 13 : 1483155919
Total Pages : 154 pages
Book Rating : 4.13/5 ( download)
Download or read book Sport in the Soviet Union written by Victor and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2013-10-22 with total page 154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sport in the Soviet Union, Second Revised Edition focuses on the development of sports in the Soviet Union, particularly noting the sport programs and contributions of sports organizations in the development of sports in the country. The manuscript first offers information on the historical background of sports in the Soviet Union, including contemporary organizations of Soviet sports and sports for children. The text then discusses various sports played in the country. These include soccer, rugby, basketball, volleyball, handball, tennis, table tennis, and badminton. The text also underscores the involvement of Soviets in other sports, such as badminton, skating, gymnastics, track and field, hockey, judo, and fencing. The Soviets excelled in more strenuous sports, such as weightlifting, boxing, wrestling, mountaineering, and cycling. The book also notes that Soviets are also interested in water sports, such as water polo, yachting, rowing, canoeing, swimming, and diving. The book also offers information on the medal tally of the Soviet Union in different Olympic Games. The manuscript is a vital reference for readers and sports enthusiasts wanting to explore the development of sports in the Soviet Union.
Author : United States. Congress. House. Special Committee on Communist Activities in the United States
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1592 pages
Book Rating : 4.97/5 ( download)
Download or read book (3 v. ) Hearings held in Seattle (Wash.), Portland, Or., San Francisco and Los Angeles written by United States. Congress. House. Special Committee on Communist Activities in the United States and published by . This book was released on 1930 with total page 1592 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : United States. Congress. House. Special Committee on Communist Activities in the United States
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1596 pages
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Download or read book Investigation of Communist Propaganda written by United States. Congress. House. Special Committee on Communist Activities in the United States and published by . This book was released on 1930 with total page 1596 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Sean Rorison
Publisher : Bradt Travel Guides
ISBN 13 : 1841623911
Total Pages : 372 pages
Book Rating : 4.17/5 ( download)
Download or read book Congo written by Sean Rorison and published by Bradt Travel Guides. This book was released on 2012 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Known as the heart of Africa, the Congosare one of the last bastions in Africa for the seriously adventurous traveler.This revised guide tells you how to travel both adventurously and safely with the practical information and unique maps needed to explore this jungle territory. The Congos encompass Africa's largest area of intact rainforest and much of the book is devoted to the spectacular wildlife including the mountain gorilla and the critically endangered eastern lowland gorilla. This is the only comprehensive guide to both Congos in English.
Author : Mike O'Mahony
Publisher : Reaktion Books
ISBN 13 : 9781861892676
Total Pages : 228 pages
Book Rating : 4.75/5 ( download)
Download or read book Sport in the USSR written by Mike O'Mahony and published by Reaktion Books. This book was released on 2006-06-15 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Sport played a vital role within the social and cultural life of the Soviet Union. The Soviet State sponsored countless programmes to promote sporting activities, and even constructed a new term, fizkultura, to describe sports culture. In Sport in the USSR, Mike O'Mahony asserts that the popular image of fizkultura was as dependent on presentation as it was on actual practice. Images of vigorous Soviet sportsmen and women were evoked in literature, film and popular songs, and adorned stamps and domestic objects, as well as badges and medals. Some major artists even forged their entire careers from representations of sport." "Sport in the USSR explores physical and visual culture from the early years of the Soviet Union to its collapse. It is a fascinating addition to the current debates in the fields of sociology, visual culture and Soviet history."--BOOK JACKET.
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ISBN 13 : 9780521212847
Total Pages : 452 pages
Book Rating : 4.47/5 ( download)
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Author : Marc Bennetts
Publisher : Random House
ISBN 13 : 0753520257
Total Pages : 306 pages
Book Rating : 4.53/5 ( download)
Download or read book Football Dynamo written by Marc Bennetts and published by Random House. This book was released on 2009-03-05 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1991, the collapse of the USSR seemed to signal the death of the Russian football industry, as the money, the players and the fans left. But now the oligarchs who profited from the post-Soviet turmoil are supporting the nation's football clubs and their dreams of glory, resulting in unprecedented success. Along this journey into the heart of Russian football, Marc Bennetts meets the managers, oligarchs, players, pundits and fans that define the Russian Premier league, now the fastest-growing and most intriguing football league in the world. From Andrei Arshavin and the national team's adventures at Euro 2008 to the symbolism of a club from war-torn Chechnya lifting the Russian FA Cup, Football Dynamo uncovers shocking revelations about corruption, hooliganism and racism, but also the true beauty of the game and the country.
