Documentary on Russian Sports

[Richard Robin]

Wambah at AOL.COM wrote:

> Dear All,
> Would anyone happen to know of a general documentary on Russian or Soviet
> sports, or one which chronicles the life or career of a particular sportsman
> (hockey player, ice skater, etc).
> I would be grateful for any suggestions.
>

The one documentary I know of is "Are You Going to the Ball?", described in the
our library's (George Washington U.) card catalog below. I highly recommend it.

_Are you going to the ball?_ [videorecording] / Citizen
Exchange Council (New York) with the assistance of The American-Soviet Film
Initiative (Moscow)
Publisher/Date: Oakland, CA : Video Project, 1987.
Series (Searchable by title or keyword): Glasnost film festival 12
Description: 1 videocassette (46 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.
Notes: "The glasnost film festival is [22 films in] a 12 videotape collection
representing
the first Soviet documentaries released in the 'glasnost era'." VHS format. In
Russian with English subtitles.
Summary:
Are you going to the ball?: An unprecedented look at the Soviet Union's
women's gymnastic team. Olga Korbut is featured. (28 min.) 1987.
--
Richard Robin - http://gwis2.circ.gwu.edu/~rrobin
German and Slavic Dept.
The George Washington University
WASHINGTON, DC 20052
Can read HTML mail.
Читаю по-русски в любой кодировке.
Chitayu po-russki v lyuboi kodirovke.

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