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Still Going for Gold
Author: Mikhail Ivanov
Russian Life: July 1996
Department: Features
Page: 4 ( 6) pages
Summary: For the first time since 1912, and the third time ever, there will be a Russian national team at the Summer Olympic Games. Shorn of socialist ideology and a win-at-all-costs attitude to their sports, its members have an uphill struggle to maintain the USSR's supremacy of recent years.
This article appeared in the July 1996 issue of Russian Life. The text of this article is not available online.
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