Yury Olesha
Ukraine | ‘The Dynamo Team,’ by Anatoly Kuznetsov (chapter 38)
Forty years ago Ukrainian writer Anatoly Kuznetsov arrived at a London newspaper office, rolls of 35mm film concealed in his jacket, and declared political asylum from the former USSR. The film contained images of the uncensored manuscript for Babi Yar and what would become, when translated, one of the first English-language accounts of Dynamo Kyiv’s deeds during World War II. (Image: Zenit Stadium on Kerosinnaya Street, Kyiv, 1942, courtesy fcdynamo.kiev.ua)
Classroom resources | Playing a ‘cascarita’ with words
Inspired by poetry and stories about soccer, students of all ages might enjoy a cascarita—an informal, improvised game—with words instead of a football. (Jan 6)
Introduction | The world’s game as America’s game
An introduction to The Global Game: Writers on Soccer, the first anthology of soccer writing produced for a North American audience. Taking a cue from Republican vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin (left), what do we talk about when we talk about soccer?
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Sailed seasick up into the gray / Came down and was chased. / Here! Here! we all shouted / And hoped for the next kick. (Klaus Rifbjerg, "The Orb")
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- China | ‘Penalty Phase,’ by Gay Talese (chapter 43)
- Ukraine | ‘The Dynamo Team,’ by Anatoly Kuznetsov (chapter 38)
- Translations | No último minuto (‘In the last minute’)
- Classroom resources | Playing a ‘cascarita’ with words
- The Writers’ League | Israeli trophy leads to ‘emptiness of the day after’
- The Writers’ League | For 3 days in Tel Aviv, football becomes more than metaphor
- Translations | How ‘newspapers’ become ‘body bags’ when translating the global game
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