Football Dynamo: Modern Russia and the Peoples Game

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The birthplace of Tolstoy, Lenin and Lev Yashin, notorious for corruption and political intrigues, modern Russia remains an enigma, seeking to throw off its past and realize its true potential. As the country reinvents itself in the post-Soviet era, isolated by language and culture, politics and geography, an absorbing insight into this most extraordinary of nations can be found in the dramatic story of the decline and rise of Russia's football.


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In "Football Dynamo", Marc Bennetts embarks on a quest to find the football managers, oligarchs, players, pundits and fans that define the Russian Premier league, the fastest-growing and most extreme football league in the world. Unwittingly uncovering shocking revelations about racism and hooliganism, but also the true beauty of the game and the nation, Bennetts skilfully decodes the chaos of modern Russia as reflected in its football.

Read more Read less. Review "One of the best books about football in a foreign land you will ever come across" -- Andrew Baker Daily Telegraph "Bennetts has produced an engrossing, authoritative account of the game in his adopted country as it makes a growing mark in Europe" Independent "This book is as strange as Russian football itself Virgin Books May 15, Language: Related Video Shorts 0 Upload your video.

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This is a look inside modern day Russia that you just don't find anywhere else. As the author pointed out early in the book, it's odd that so many travel books choose to ignore sports when that is probably one of e the best ways to experience a culture from the locals' POV. When you read this you'll no longer think, as far as Europe goes, that Italy's Serie A has a grip on match fixing and corruption.

Russia's professional leagues take corruption to levels that defy description although Marc Bennetts does his best to describe them in as much detail as possible. The book covers many aspects of the Russian game from the popularity of Moscow's Spartak team from the communist era through to today capitalist age to even soccer in war-torn Chechnya.

Football Dynamo – Modern Russia and the People's Game

The funny thing is the least interesting chapter was the last on Guus Hiddink's reign as manager of the national team when Russia surprised many by making the semi-finals of Euro By the time you reach this stage of the book, the successes just are not as crazy and wild as the rest of the tales. Although, I have the "revised and updated" version, Zenit St.


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The author wants to link a type of fatalism in what he perceives to be Russian identity with their under-performing modern team, but the link doesn't quite work because he doesn't spend enough time discussing the culture. May 03, Joel rated it really liked it Shelves: Bennetts has penned a fascinating, highly readable account of the state of the beautiful game both on and off the field in post-Soviet Russia.

He looks at the national side, the Premier League and even ventures into the lower divisions for a brief look. I'd recommend it to people that want to read about soccer in a place a bit more off the beaten path than the endlessly written about England, Italy, Brazil, Germany, etc.


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Apr 29, Troy West rated it it was amazing. Definitely worth a read if you love football and Russia as much as I do. Aug 31, Dima rated it liked it. Sep 23, Mike Motto rated it really liked it. Jamie Callaghan rated it liked it Jun 26, Matt rated it really liked it Jun 09, James rated it really liked it Oct 30, Caleb rated it really liked it Aug 14, Tom Mcguire rated it really liked it Jun 23, Ged Brown rated it it was amazing Sep 07, John rated it really liked it Jan 27, Richard Todd rated it liked it Jan 20, James Allan rated it really liked it May 05, Lewis rated it liked it Feb 19, Nmbrod rated it really liked it Jan 20, Claire rated it really liked it Sep 30, Joseph Edwards rated it really liked it Dec 29, Nicky Metcalfe rated it it was ok Nov 03, James Williams rated it really liked it Sep 17, Iain rated it really liked it Jul 02, Darren Spokes rated it really liked it Aug 11, Andrew Burr rated it it was amazing Feb 23, Zi Tong rated it it was amazing May 21, Oliver rated it really liked it May 22, Mike Tonge rated it really liked it Oct 25, James rated it really liked it Dec 27, There are no discussion topics on this book yet.

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Marc Bennetts is a British journalist based in Moscow, where he has lived for the past fifteen years. Books by Marc Bennetts. Trivia About Football Dynamo: