Vladimir Nabokov

NABOKV-L post 0001969, Fri, 4 Apr 1997 06:52:12 -0800

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Re: Hockey/Soccer (fwd)
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From: Andy Shaindlin <shain@umich.edu>

RE>Hockey/Soccer 4/4/97

Subject: From: Dmitri Nabokov (fwd)
....
. NO, FATHER'S GOALKEEPING DID NOT
EXTEND TO THE ICE, BUT HE DID ENJOY WATCHING A GOOD HOCKEY MATCH,
AND REGULARLY HAD A TV INSTALLED AT THE PALACE AT WINTER-OLYMPICS
TIME. HE RELISHED A PARTICULAR RUSSIAN'S (YASHIN'S?) SPECTACULAR
SAVES IN THE CAGE. [end of excerpt]

If the goalkeeper Yashin referred to here is the famous Lev Yashin, then he
did not play hockey - rather he was the goalkeeper for the USSR national
*soccer* team, famed for his acrobatic saves.

Andy Shaindlin
shain@umich.edu