Spartak Moscow

by Robert Edelman

Book Overview

In the informative, entertaining, and generously illustrated Spartak Moscow, a book that will be cheered by soccer fans worldwide, Robert Edelman finds in the stands and on the pitch keys to understanding everyday life under Stalin, Khrushchev, and their successors. Millions attended matches and obsessed about their favorite club, and their rowdiness on game day stood out as a moment of relative freedom in a society that championed conformity...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0801447429
• ISBN13: 9780801447426
• Release Date: November 2009
• Publisher: Cornell University Press
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 1.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.4" x 9.4"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher