Russian silhouettes

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The dissolution of the Soviet Union marked the end of a unique chapter in the history of chess. With hindsight we can only marvel at the pivotal place the royal game occupied in the biggest country in the world. Originally embraced by Lenin as 'gymnastics of the mind', chess developed into an ideological weapon during the Cold War. Supported by the Soviet leadership, chess champions, from Mikhail Botvinnik on, grew into symbols of socialist excellence. As a respected trainer who became a world-…

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Title Statements

Full title :Russian silhouettes / Genna Sosonko.

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Edition Statements

Publication Date:©2009

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):New In Chess
Place of Publication:Alkmaar, Netherlands
Language:eng
Publication Date:©2009

Notes

Includes index.

The Physical Object

Description:1 online resource (225 pages)

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9789056914851, 9056914855
oclc:ocn884593011
LC Classification:GV1438
Dewey Decimal:794.10922

A Vanished Age; My Misha; A Journey to Immortality; 'I Must Work, I Must Work'; The Chess King of Odessa; In a Silent Way; I Knew Capablanca ... ; A Great Teacher Inspires; 'You Ask the Questions'; The Maestro; The Jump; The Summing Up; Index of Names.

Subjects

Chess Chess -- History. -- Soviet Union Chess players Chess players -- Soviet Union Échecs (Jeu) -- Histoire. -- URSS GAMES -- Board History Joueurs d'échecs -- URSS Soviet Union