HI299 Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: 1936 Summer Olympics, Summit Series, Cultural Diplomacy
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Russian players did not play in the nhl. Canadian players were considered the best hockey talent in the world. Phil esposito rallied the nation after a 5-3 loss at home in game 4. Canada won the series 4-3 (game 3 was a tie) Television was the matrix for a sports even (cultural text) Class, ethnicity and gender were welded into a rare moment. President nikolai podgorny and premier alex kosygin attended soviet home games in. High profile chance for west germany to fix" its international reputation. Distance itself from its national socialist past (1936 berlin games and hitler) Pr campaigns advertising the games began in 1968. Nato countries and west germany were considered equal to fascists . Symbolized the iron curtain that separated western europe and the eastern bloc. Boastful triumphalism of economic might and political power (second world war) Convinced of munich"s mayor hans- jochen vogen to put the city forward in 1965.
