normalpsychology
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after extensive travels throughout russia, integrating into russian culture through marriage and other ways, significant time spent in moscow, i ask the question... did russian hockey die at the 1981 olympics? i have not been able to have one single significant conversation with a russian about hockey under the age of 75. I have only spoken to one old russian about hockey in some details. all the younger people do not care. they say it is not popular among most youth, it's an older thing. etc. none of them even know any russian hockey players except for some who know of alex ovechkin but if they know him they do not seem to hold him in high regard. after high levels of disappointment i ask why? would this be different with a different outcome in 1981? when exactly did hockey lose it's traction among the younger generations of russians?