“Russia has no money, but it has ‘Spartak’”—that’s how the newspapers of the nineties described the most successful Russian sports project.
At the turn of the century, in an era of the destruction of the old order and the creation of a new one, amid crises and disasters, Oleg Romantsev managed not only to keep his club, but also to build a team whose achievements competitors still chase today. Footballers set records, conquered Europe, scored incredible goals—and together with the fans learned to live in constantly changing conditions: they got used to wild capitalism, learned the words “advertising” and “marketing,” chose presidents, and watched tanks outside the White House.
The book grew out of the documentary series “The Time of ‘Spartak’”.