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Hockey Legend Slava Fetisov: It’s Wrong To Compare Russia To The Soviet Union


Russian NHL hockey legend Slava Fetisov is no stranger to political conflict, as his harrowing time on the Russian men’s hockey team in 1980 is well-chronicled. Fetisov says the players were essentially imprisoned by Russian officials, forced to train at all hours of the day for what would end up being a memorable silver medal in the 1980 Olympic games.
In a HuffPost Live interview Thursday, the now 56-year-old Fetisov said comparing that old Russian regime to the one in place now is a mistake.
“It’s very funny, I’m here doing different interviews and people still compare Russia to the …read more

Source: The Huffington Post

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