Tag: Soviet Vysshaya Liga
Igor Belanov: A difficult life after Dynamo Kyiv
Callum Seniuk -
A legend of Ukrainian football, Igor Belanov had a brilliant career at Dynamo Kyiv saw the attacking midfielder win a total of eight ...
Karpaty Lviv and the Decline to Mediocrity
Callum Seniuk -
The pride of Western Ukraine, Karpaty Lviv has a storied history. From Soviet silverware and European football to fighting relegatio ...
Dynamo Kyiv and the 1961 Soviet Vysshaya Liga
Callum Seniuk -
Dominated especially by Spartak and Dynamo Moscow in its initial stages, Russia and the city of Moscow had its grip on the Soviet Vys ...
War! The Day Football Stopped in Kyiv
Vadim Furmanov -
At midnight of 22 June 1941, nothing was amiss in Kyiv. The weather that Sunday was supposed to be perfect – warm, sunny, and windle ...
Soviet Vysshaya Liga History – The Five Most Exotic Clubs
Manuel Veth -
The Soviet Union was a country of many nations with over 100 different ethnic groups calling the former empire their home. That multi-n ...
Stalinism – Football and Culture in the Interwar Soviet Union
Manuel Veth -
Football has always been a game for the masses. But how did a game for the masses function during the time of Stalinism in the Soviet U ...
