University of Montana ScholarWorks at University of Montana Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Graduate School Professional Papers 2018 The Beautiful Game as a Soviet Game: Sportsmanship, Style, and Statecraft during the Golden Age of Soviet Soccer Caleb Wright University of Montana, Missoula Let us know how access to this document benefits ouy . Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarworks.umt.edu/etd Part of the European History Commons Recommended Citation Wright, Caleb, "The Beautiful Game as a Soviet Game: Sportsmanship, Style, and Statecraft during the Golden Age of Soviet Soccer" (2018). Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers. 11198. https://scholarworks.umt.edu/etd/11198 This Thesis is brought to you for free and open access by the Graduate School at ScholarWorks at University of Montana. It has been accepted for inclusion in Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers by an authorized administrator of ScholarWorks at University of Montana. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. THE BEAUTIFUL GAME AS A SOVIET GAME: SPORTSMANSHIP, STYLE, AND STATECRAFT DURING THE GOLDEN AGE OF SOVIET SOCCER By CALEB ARCHIE WRIGHT Bachelor of Arts, Youngstown State University, Youngstown, Ohio, 2014 Thesis Presented in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts in History The University of Montana Missoula, MT June 2018 Approved by: Scott Whittenburg, Dean of The Graduate School Graduate School Robert H. Greene, Chair History Department Jody Pavilack History Department Clint Walker Modern and Classical Languages and Literatures Table of Contents Abstract……………………………………………………………………………………..……iii List of Figures………………………………………………………………………………..…..iv List of Diagrams………………………………………………………………………………......v Introduction……………………………………………………………………………………….1 a. Soviet Soccer History……………………………………………………………………..6 b.