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18 pages in length. The overwhelming political implications of the 1980 Moscow Olympic Games turned this usually festive competition into a bureaucratic battle zone; however, this was hardly the first or last time that international politics invaded the supposed sanctity of the Olympic Games. The Soviet Union had just invaded Afghanistan and as a measure of opposition towards the attack, the United States Olympic team boycotted the event. When the student considers the myriad issues related to the 1980 Moscow Olympics, he or she will want to more closely examine the reason for Moscow's application as a host city in the first place; the USSR's reaction to having the Olympics in its backyard; and how international coverage varied from journalist to journalist, given the press's inherent propensity for misinformation. Bibliography lists 19 sources.
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had just invaded Afghanistan and as a measure of opposition towards the attack, the United States Olympic team boycotted the event. When the student considers the myriad issues related
to the 1980 Moscow Olympics, he or she will want to more closely examine the reason for Moscows application as a host city in the first place; the USSRs reaction
to having the Olympics in its backyard; and how international coverage varied from journalist to journalist, given the presss inherent propensity for misinformation. Bibliography lists 19 sources. TLColymp.rtf
RUSSIAN POPULAR CULTURE DURING THE 1980 OLYMPIC GAMES IN MOSCOW by (c) October 2001
paper properly! I. INTRODUCTION The overwhelming political implications of the 1980 Moscow Olympic Games turned this usually festive competition into a bureaucratic battle zone; however, this was hardly the
first or last time that international politics invaded the supposed sanctity of the Olympic Games. "Politics has been woven into the Olympic Games from the beginning...The purity of the
Olympics is largely a myth" (Telander, 2001, p. PG). The Soviet Union had just invaded Afghanistan and as a measure of opposition towards the attack, the United States Olympic
team boycotted the event. "In 1980 it was a symbolic stand, backed up with all sorts of CIA support, and it truly felt like a sacrifice" (Kornheiser et al,
2001, p. PG). When the student considers the myriad issues related to the 1980 Moscow Olympics, he or she will want to more closely examine the reason for Moscows
application as a host city in the first place; the USSRs reaction to having the Olympics in its backyard; and how international coverage varied from journalist to journalist, given the
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