MY LIFE THROUGH MY T-SHIRTS- ‘CHESS IS LIFE.’
In the summer of 1972 a strange thing happened in the United States. I was only eleven but I remember it well. Bobby Fischer was facing the World Chess Champion […]
Category Archives: Soviet Union
NIKITA KHRUSHCHEV DENOUNCES STALIN-“CULT OF PERSONALITY” THIS DAY 1956
On this day in 1956 the Soviet Union’s leader Nikita Khrushchev in a speech ‘On the Cult of Personality and its Consequences” denounced the cult of personality of […]
SPORTS ILLUSTRATED -MIRACLE ON ICE COVER-
Sports Illustrated over the years has had a lot of great covers- but to me the most iconic cover was the one that came out after The Miracle On Ice. […]
HERB BROOKS SPEECH TO HIS PLAYERS BEFORE THE ‘MIRACLE ON ICE’ GAME
Before the game that is now known as “The Miracle On Ice’ the following is the speech Herb Brooks the great American coach gave to his players. Sadly, Brooks […]
“TWO TRIBES”-FRANKIE GOES TO HOLLYWOOD
Konstantin Chernenko began his brief reign as the General Secretary of the Soviet Union on this day in 1984. About all I can remember about him is his wresting […]
KONSTANTIN CHERNENKO NAMED GENERAL SECRETARY OF COMMUNIST PARTY IN SOVIET UNION- THIS DAY 1984
On this day in 1984 Konstantin Chernenko became the third General Secretary of the Communist Party in the Soviet Union in a period of fifteen months. First off longtime General […]
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