Sports Deep Background: Maps

Often the key to a more complete understanding of past events, the maps presented in this section show the geographic relationships that contributed to the events documented in the RED FILES.

Map of Yerevan Armenia

Yerevan, Armenia
Igor Ter-Ovanesyan, Russia's present Deputy Minister for Sports and Tourism, set a world record in the long jump in Yerevan, the capital city of Armenia. Unfortunately, his key competitor, Ralph Boston, was not at this meet.

Map of Archangel Russia

Archangel, Russia
Anatoly Firsov, one of the greatest ice hockey players of all times, was taken almost by force to Archangel, next to the Arctic circle, where the Soviet government had created a team in a secluded training camp on the grounds of an old imperial estate

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