learn_russian | A little help, please. (Reply)

Hey hey there.

I'm currently studying A level Russian, in all it's glory, and we're doing coursework. The topic I've gone and picked is 'What role did sport play in Soviet Society?', so I was wondering if anyone had any information that might help me. Articles they could link me to, books to recommend or, if they're Russian, anything they'd like to say on the subject.

I'd especially like something on

a) The 1980 Moscow Olympics
b) The role of sport in propaganda
c) Football in the Soviet Union
d) Sport and the general public in Russia. (How did normal people do sport? Did they? Sport in schools, that type of thing)

Here's the important part, though. I'm only allowed to use sources IN RUSSIAN. So they would be preferable. I can read English sources for background, but I'm not allowed to put them in the bibliography. And I need some Russian sources to go in there. (don't worry about it being complex Russian, I'm allowed help in translating them)

I would also do this post in Russian, but my Russian's pretty awful and it's a nightmare trying to type it on a Roman alphabet keyboard.

Спасибо!

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