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How Lev Yashin won the Ballon d’Or, becoming the best #soccer player in Europe
His biography, without exaggeration, is legendary: 11-time best goalkeeper of the USSR, five-time champion of the Soviet Union, three-time winner of the #USSR Cup. But, in 1962, Yashin seriously considered ending his sports career. Then, at the World Cup Lev, Yashin conceded seven goals in four matches. After losing the quarterfinal match to Chile, the Soviet team returned home. Upset fans believed Yashin was to blame for everything.
They wrote him angry letters, smashed the windows in the apartment where he lived and said that it was time for him to leave soccer. His every appearance on the field was accompanied by whistling and jeering.
But, a year later, Yashin led Dynamo Moscow to victory in the All-Union championship - in 27 matches, he conceded only six goals. And, in the fall, he played as part of the world team in a match dedicated to the centenary of soccer at Wembley Stadium in London. Along with him, Eusebio, Denis Law, Alfredo Di Stefano and Francisco Hento entered the field. The Soviet goalkeeper did not concede a single goal. The Western press was delighted: “It’s not for nothing Yashin is called ‘octopus’!” - “His agility is excellent, his courage is simply amazing!” And England goalkeeper Gordon Banks admitted: “One half spent on the field with him was enough to understand that we had a genius in front of us.”
Shortly after that, Lev Yashin held a game 1/8 finals of a European Championship qualifying game - after which Italian players began to call the #Soviet goalkeeper nothing less than “the devil”.
When the time came to choose the best European player of 1963, the jury (which consisted of 21 sports journalists from UEFA member countries) named Lev Yashin the best.
Yashin is still the only goalkeeper to have won this prestigious award. In 2020, ‘France Football’ recognized him as the best goalkeeper in history.
Credit: Viktor Shandrin/TASS, A Images/Getty Images
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His biography, without exaggeration, is legendary: 11-time best goalkeeper of the USSR, five-time champion of the Soviet Union, three-time winner of the #USSR Cup. But, in 1962, Yashin seriously considered ending his sports career. Then, at the World Cup Lev, Yashin conceded seven goals in four matches. After losing the quarterfinal match to Chile, the Soviet team returned home. Upset fans believed Yashin was to blame for everything.
They wrote him angry letters, smashed the windows in the apartment where he lived and said that it was time for him to leave soccer. His every appearance on the field was accompanied by whistling and jeering.
But, a year later, Yashin led Dynamo Moscow to victory in the All-Union championship - in 27 matches, he conceded only six goals. And, in the fall, he played as part of the world team in a match dedicated to the centenary of soccer at Wembley Stadium in London. Along with him, Eusebio, Denis Law, Alfredo Di Stefano and Francisco Hento entered the field. The Soviet goalkeeper did not concede a single goal. The Western press was delighted: “It’s not for nothing Yashin is called ‘octopus’!” - “His agility is excellent, his courage is simply amazing!” And England goalkeeper Gordon Banks admitted: “One half spent on the field with him was enough to understand that we had a genius in front of us.”
Shortly after that, Lev Yashin held a game 1/8 finals of a European Championship qualifying game - after which Italian players began to call the #Soviet goalkeeper nothing less than “the devil”.
When the time came to choose the best European player of 1963, the jury (which consisted of 21 sports journalists from UEFA member countries) named Lev Yashin the best.
Yashin is still the only goalkeeper to have won this prestigious award. In 2020, ‘France Football’ recognized him as the best goalkeeper in history.
Credit: Viktor Shandrin/TASS, A Images/Getty Images
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⚡️ Dear friends, who is too lazy to click on the link to YouTube , we offer two videos of the 1st and 2nd parts of the concert of the “Shoulder to Shoulder” project, which took place on June 10 in Chelyabinsk.
Let's remind you that the project is unique. Literally before the eyes of the audience from two groups, the State Symphony Orchestra of the Chelyabinsk Philharmonic and the Lugansk Variety Orchestra of the Academic Theater named after Golubovich, the pop-symphony orchestra "Ural - Donbass" arose.
The laureate and finalists of “The Voice” Selim Alakhyarov, Sofya Onopchenko, Valentina Biryukova and your humble servant sing.
Conductors: Sergei Pokrasyon (Lugansk, front-line soldier ), Elena Skripnichenko (Lugansk) and Mikhail Perevalov (Chelyabinsk). Choirmaster Olga Selezneva (Chelyabinsk).
Program:
1. "Where the Motherland begins."
Music by Veniamin Basner, lyrics by Mikhail Matusovsky.
Sergey Moskalkov.
2. "Blossom, my land." Music by P. Ermishev, words by Suvorov. Sofia Onopchenko.
3. "Russian Field". Music by Ian Frenkel, lyrics by Inna Goff.
Selim Alakhyarov.
4. "The Ballad of a Mother." Music by Evgeny Martynov, lyrics by Andrey Dementyev.
Valentina Biryukova.
5. "Tenderness." Music by Alexandra Pakhmutova, lyrics by Sergei Grebennikov and Nikolai Dobronravov.
Selim Alakhyarov and Valentina Biryukova.
6. "Love has arrived." Music by Raymond Pauls, lyrics by Robert Rozhdestvensky.
Sofia Onopchenko.
7. "Song of the front-line driver."
Music by Boris Mokrousov, lyrics by Boris Laskin.
Sergey Moskalkov.
8. "Blue handkerchief." Music by Jerzy Perersburski, lyrics by Jacob Galitsky or Stanislaw Laudan.
Valentina Biryukova.
9. "Black-eyed Cossack woman." Music by Matvey Blanter, lyrics by Ilya Selvinsky.
Sofia Onopchenko.
10. "Birch Dreams." Music by Vitaly Geviksman, lyrics by Georgy Fere. Selim Alakhyarov.
eleven . "Eternal flame". Music by Rafail Khozak, lyrics by Mikhail Agranovich.
Sergey Moskalkov.
12. "Song about troubled youth." Music by Alexandra Pakhmutova, lyrics by Lev Oshanin.
All.
End of the first section.
13. "March of Enthusiasts." Music by Isaac Dunaevsky, lyrics by Anatoly D'Aktil.
Chelyabinsk Chamber Choir named after Mikhalchenko.
14. "How young we were." Music by Alexandra Pakhmutova, lyrics by Nikolai Dobronravov.
Selim Alakhyarov. Chorus.
15. "Doves fly." Music by Isaac Dunaevsky, lyrics by Mikhail Matusovsky.
The choir sings.
16. "Hope". Music by Alexandra Pakhmutova, lyrics by Nikolai Dobronravov. Valentina Biryukova.
17. "The Volga River flows." Music by Mark Fradkin, lyrics by Lev Oshanin.
Sofia Onopchenko. Chorus.
18. "The distance is great." Music by Evgeny Ptichkin, lyrics by Robert Rozhdestvensky.
Valentina Biryukova.
19. "Dark-skinned woman." Music by Anatoly Novikov, lyrics by Yakov Shvedov.
Sergey Moskalkov, choir.
20. "I wish you, my land." Music by Yuri Saulsky, lyrics by Leonid Zavalnyuk.
Sung by Sofia Onopchenko.
21. “The dark mounds are sleeping.” Music by Nikita Bogoslovsky, lyrics by Boris Laskin.
Selim Alakhyarov.
22. "Native Land". Music and lyrics by Stepanov.
Sergey Moskalkov.
23. "Tankograd". Music by Evgeny Gudkov, lyrics by Lev Rakhlis.
Sergey Moskalkov. Chorus.
24. "Katyusha". Music by Matvey Blanter, lyrics by Mikhail Isakovsky.
All.
#soviet #music #the #real #one
Good night everyone!
Let's remind you that the project is unique. Literally before the eyes of the audience from two groups, the State Symphony Orchestra of the Chelyabinsk Philharmonic and the Lugansk Variety Orchestra of the Academic Theater named after Golubovich, the pop-symphony orchestra "Ural - Donbass" arose.
The laureate and finalists of “The Voice” Selim Alakhyarov, Sofya Onopchenko, Valentina Biryukova and your humble servant sing.
Conductors: Sergei Pokrasyon (Lugansk, front-line soldier ), Elena Skripnichenko (Lugansk) and Mikhail Perevalov (Chelyabinsk). Choirmaster Olga Selezneva (Chelyabinsk).
Program:
1. "Where the Motherland begins."
Music by Veniamin Basner, lyrics by Mikhail Matusovsky.
Sergey Moskalkov.
2. "Blossom, my land." Music by P. Ermishev, words by Suvorov. Sofia Onopchenko.
3. "Russian Field". Music by Ian Frenkel, lyrics by Inna Goff.
Selim Alakhyarov.
4. "The Ballad of a Mother." Music by Evgeny Martynov, lyrics by Andrey Dementyev.
Valentina Biryukova.
5. "Tenderness." Music by Alexandra Pakhmutova, lyrics by Sergei Grebennikov and Nikolai Dobronravov.
Selim Alakhyarov and Valentina Biryukova.
6. "Love has arrived." Music by Raymond Pauls, lyrics by Robert Rozhdestvensky.
Sofia Onopchenko.
7. "Song of the front-line driver."
Music by Boris Mokrousov, lyrics by Boris Laskin.
Sergey Moskalkov.
8. "Blue handkerchief." Music by Jerzy Perersburski, lyrics by Jacob Galitsky or Stanislaw Laudan.
Valentina Biryukova.
9. "Black-eyed Cossack woman." Music by Matvey Blanter, lyrics by Ilya Selvinsky.
Sofia Onopchenko.
10. "Birch Dreams." Music by Vitaly Geviksman, lyrics by Georgy Fere. Selim Alakhyarov.
eleven . "Eternal flame". Music by Rafail Khozak, lyrics by Mikhail Agranovich.
Sergey Moskalkov.
12. "Song about troubled youth." Music by Alexandra Pakhmutova, lyrics by Lev Oshanin.
All.
End of the first section.
13. "March of Enthusiasts." Music by Isaac Dunaevsky, lyrics by Anatoly D'Aktil.
Chelyabinsk Chamber Choir named after Mikhalchenko.
14. "How young we were." Music by Alexandra Pakhmutova, lyrics by Nikolai Dobronravov.
Selim Alakhyarov. Chorus.
15. "Doves fly." Music by Isaac Dunaevsky, lyrics by Mikhail Matusovsky.
The choir sings.
16. "Hope". Music by Alexandra Pakhmutova, lyrics by Nikolai Dobronravov. Valentina Biryukova.
17. "The Volga River flows." Music by Mark Fradkin, lyrics by Lev Oshanin.
Sofia Onopchenko. Chorus.
18. "The distance is great." Music by Evgeny Ptichkin, lyrics by Robert Rozhdestvensky.
Valentina Biryukova.
19. "Dark-skinned woman." Music by Anatoly Novikov, lyrics by Yakov Shvedov.
Sergey Moskalkov, choir.
20. "I wish you, my land." Music by Yuri Saulsky, lyrics by Leonid Zavalnyuk.
Sung by Sofia Onopchenko.
21. “The dark mounds are sleeping.” Music by Nikita Bogoslovsky, lyrics by Boris Laskin.
Selim Alakhyarov.
22. "Native Land". Music and lyrics by Stepanov.
Sergey Moskalkov.
23. "Tankograd". Music by Evgeny Gudkov, lyrics by Lev Rakhlis.
Sergey Moskalkov. Chorus.
24. "Katyusha". Music by Matvey Blanter, lyrics by Mikhail Isakovsky.
All.
#soviet #music #the #real #one
Good night everyone!
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Forwarded from Embassy of Russia in the USA / Посольство России в США
A pre-copy of a #collection of archive documents related to #President John F.Kennedy’s assassination to be officially published in Russia in November (many of them had been presented by the #Soviet representative at #JFK's funeral, Anastas Mikoyan) was handed over to Representative Anna Paulina Luna @RepLuna upon her request and the consent of copyholders by the Russian Ambassador. This will provide additional public access to the tragedy circumstances.
While meeting Rep. Luna at his Residence, Ambassador Darchiev also expressed condolences with brutal killing of her close friend and comrade-in-arms Charlie Kirk whose birthday and decoration with the Medal of Freedom are marked today
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While meeting Rep. Luna at his Residence, Ambassador Darchiev also expressed condolences with brutal killing of her close friend and comrade-in-arms Charlie Kirk whose birthday and decoration with the Medal of Freedom are marked today
#RussiaUS
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