Passovotchka

Moscow Dynamo

David Downing

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English

Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
01 August 2000

Social & cultural history; International relations; Sports & outdoor recreation; Football (Soccer, Association football)

On 4 November 1945 a party from Moscow Dynamo Football Club travelled to Britain to play four matches against top British teams. They departed thirty-three days later, leaving a trail of controversy in their undefeated wake. On the pitch, the they played exciting football, displaying their technically superior strikers. Off the pitch, they were constantly involved in disputes with the FA, the British clubs, the match referees and the press. With the Cold War not yet begun, everyone claimed to want to keep politics out of sport. But the Soviet authorities were clearly anxious that Dynamo's performance should reflect well on the State; and there were many in the British press eager to make political capital out of the controversy surrounding the tour. Passavotchka contains a blow-by-blow account of the tour itself, a history of the Moscow Dynamo club, and a discussion of the state of British football at the end of the war. The result is both a vivid portrait of club football's early forays into the international arena and a fascinating picture of two cultures helplessly colliding.

By: David Downing
Imprint: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: New edition
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 129mm,
Weight: 230g
ISBN: 9780747548133
ISBN 10: 0747548137
Pages: 288
Publication Date: 01 August 2000
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Replaced By: 9780747544562
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Author Website: http://www.bloomsbury.com/Authors/details.aspx?tpid=1550

Reviews for Passovotchka: Moscow Dynamo

This little documented episode in footballing history is in turns humorous and intriguing. Upon their arrival for a tour of Britain, and for the 33 days that followed, Moscow Dynamo - Russia's premier football team - courted controversy on and off the pitch. Downing has really done his homework, and manages to paint a fascinating portrait of post-war Britain; the result is an eye-opening account of national paranoia and 'diplomacy' that precludes the Cold War era. (Kirkus UK)