Boris Spassky, Soviet chess champion and Cold War symbol, dies at 88
Boris Spassky, a Soviet-era chess grand master who lost his world champion title in 1972 to American Bobby Fischer in one of ...
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Kasparov, Karpov and the KGB? Four decades on from the most controversial chess match of all time
It was absolutely phenomenal in the Soviet Union.” By the time 1984 came around, Karpov – a three-time world champion and a symbol of Soviet ideals – had been the prized asset for a decade.
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Moscow condemns Berlin’s ban on symbols connected to Russia, Soviet Union
These rules will remain in effect from 6 AM on May 8 to 10 PM on May 9 at three Soviet memorials in Berlin - in Treptower Park, in Tiergarten and in Pankow. The Ribbon of St. George, the symbols ...