1980 KALINKA Farewell American Performance Rodnina/Zaitsev

Olympic Gala Performance

See comments section for an explanation of the song KALINKA........and the additional insight of other Russian readers.

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Sports

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• figure
• skating
• 1980
• Olympics
• Winter
• Rodnina
• Zaitsev
• Irina
• Alexander
• Kalenka
• Russia
• Soviet
• Union
• hammer
• and
• sickle

[PolinaKruger]

She was great!!!

[k9henrydog]

And i thought she was especially personable in this performance........some great skating! best wishes

[svetlanaprekrasnaya]

a bit about red colour.

In slavonian culture (i'm talking about russian culture) Red colour is the one of basic colour. Red is the colour of life, sun, fertility, health and also colour of the other world and mithical characters. The colour was widly used in devotions - wedding, burial, christening. Yes, we had Red flag in ussr time, after revolution. .Red colour of our flag also "make (made) us sad for the lost lives shed in battle for".... Just Cause, in other words revolution.

[k9henrydog]

Thanks for the additional insight......I am looking at the 'Hammer and Sickle' flag with a different, and perhaps more correct, perspective. It was engrained in we Americans as a somewhat threatening icon of communism. It is a shame there has been so much spilt blood to commemorate. Maybe internet communication will reduce the chances of adding to the total!! best wishes

[P43066]

PERFECT.

5* !!!

[VladaSunlight]

Just breathtaking! The best pair in skating ever.

[oofahman]

Just amazing! Always loved them..they were so ffriendly to everyone too. Loved that :)

[TheSAVA28]

Спасибо за это видео! От души спасибо!

[Helen70100]

Будто только вчера все было......Да, великая страна-великие спортсмены!!!!

[Elenusk1]

Великая страна-великие спортсмены!

[svetlanaprekrasnaya]

oh, please! of course your point of view is correct... but for the same americans like you. I don't wanna discuss it with person who even cannot to accept that there is other point of view. who didn't live in russia especially in USSR. who knows about russia (through the propoganda) only as a rival, the worst enemy. you have no ideas what live we had. yes, maybe they controled us too much, but...

who did tell you that your battle were just?