Moscow Dynamo

[Valentino, Russell]

A local bookstore owner has asked me the following question:

In Russia, players from foreign countries on Russian clubs are referred
to as "legionnaires" whether they are French, Brazilian, Bulgarian or
whatever.  Do you know the origin of this usage?

If anyone here knows the answer, please send me a note
(Russell-valentino at uiowa.edu). Thanks.

Russell


Russell Valentino
Assoc. Professor of Russian and Comparative Literature
Faculty Associate Director
Obermann Center for Advanced Studies
University of Iowa
319.353.2193 (Russian)
319.335.4034 (OCAS)

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