Luzhniki Olympic Complex

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The Luzhniki Olympic Complex (Russian: Олимпийский комплекс «Лужники») is one of the biggest multifunctional sports complexes of the world, built between 1955 and 1956, located in Moscow, Russia. Formerly known as the Central Lenin Stadium, it served as the Olympic Park of the 1980 Summer Olympics (...) More

Football at the 1980 Summer Olympics

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The football tournament at the 1980 Summer Olympics started on July 20 and ended on August 2. Only one event, the men's tournament, was contested. Several qualified countries did not participate because of the American-led boycott (...) More

Luzhniki Stadium

Picture of Luzhniki Stadium

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Luzhniki Stadium is the national stadium of Russia, located in its capital city, Moscow. Its total seating capacity of 81,000 makes it the largest football stadium in Russia and one of the largest stadiums in Europe (...) More

Luzhniki disaster

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The Luzhniki disaster was a deadly human crush that took place at the Grand Sports Arena of the Central Lenin Stadium (now known as Luzhniki Stadium) in Moscow during the 1982–83 UEFA Cup match between FC Spartak Moscow and HFC Haarlem on 20 October 1982 (...) More

Monument to Lenin in Luzhniki

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The monument to Lenin in Luzhniki was installed in 1960 in Moscow on the square in front of the central entrance of the stadium "Luzhniki". The authors of the monument are the sculptor M. G. Manizer and the architect I. E. Rozhin. The monument has the status of an identified cultural heritage site. (...) More