Research Post 7

http://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052702303704304579379511362285186


This article depicts some of the emotions still felt from the miracle on ice game. The 2014 olympics was the first time since 1980 that the two countries played against each other in ice hockey. The melodrama was also heightened on  on the Russian side because this was the first time the Olympics were ever held in Russia, and it was the first time the to countries have squared off since 1980.

Some Russian fans turning on the television in recent weeks could be forgiven for thinking they were moving back in time. In the Soviet era, sports was an essential propaganda tool. Arkady Ratner, a former Soviet television official, once gave an example of how blunt a cudgel hockey could be in an interview with Sovetsky Sport newspaper. Hockey games taking place in North America were typically shown on tape delay at 7 p.m. Moscow time, without the results being announced in advance. But in 1981, an 8-1 Soviet trouncing of Canada coincided with a government-mandated price hike on certain goods. So the Party ordered the media to repeat the news of the glorious victory over and over all day.

"And only later was it said that vodka and sausage got more expensive," Ratner said. "That's how Soviet propaganda worked."

This was another prime example of the propaganda used during the Cold War. 

Research Blog Post #2

Melodrama in Hockey (Source 5)

http://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/red-army-interview-director-gabe-polsky-slava-fetisov-russian-five-review-alex-ovechkin-documentary-oscars/


This article is a question and answer session of with the director of the movie Red Army, Gabe Polsky. "Red Army—which captures the rise and fall of hockey’s most beautiful and at the same time ugliest dynasty—is deciding whether it’s the best sports film or the best documentary film you’ve seen since you can remember."  It shows an unbiased view of the Soviets from the Soviet point of view. 

Melodrama in Hockey (Source 4)

http://www.detroitnews.com/story/sports/nhl/2015/02/06/commentary-miracle-ice-told-soviet-side/23009523/



This article shows how the Miracle on Ice game is related to the Cold War. It goes on to show multiple examples of how the game was melodramatic and how it caused major controversy in the Cold War. For example, how the Soviets pulled one of the best goalies in the world after letting up only two goals. To many people that is considered the most melodramatic moment in the game. Also, it explains, how some of the propaganda was used in the Cold War. ""Our main goal as filmmakers was to put a human face on the Soviet team," Hock said after a screening. "We were taught they were robots and machines and had no feelings and were just these automatons — that all they did was play hockey and they were the bad guys."

Melodrama in Hockey (Source 3)

https://books.google.com/books?id=_gmNBgAAQBAJ&pg=PT47&lpg=PT47&dq=melodrama+in+hockey&source=bl&ots=-Gt_IJXlz7&sig=TSM6dx4EOoWJeitvBKaNj0MD7Z4&hl=en&sa=X&ei=StEeVYfXE8izogTttILYBQ&ved=0CDcQ6AEwBA#v=onepage&q=melodrama%20in%20hockey&f=false

Hockey is considered to be a vey brutal and tough sport to play. "Hockey in its early days acquired a reputation for violence and brutality. In part this was a product of the speed of the game, the frequency of body contact, and the dangers associated with the stick itself." The dangers and risk of the game can be compared to the dangers and risks of war and conflict. During a time of conflict and war, people seem to live vicariously through the game. This can be seen with the Miracle on Ice game of the 1980 Mens Ice Hockey game between the United States and the Soviet Union.

Melodrama of Hockey (Source 2)

http://jah.oxfordjournals.org.gate.lib.buffalo.edu/content/98/2/579.full

In this article, Jason Stevens tries to convey how the American mind was shaped and modified during the Cold War. He states "...was shaped by 'countermodernism,' a sacred discourse that traded the utopian accents of “modernism” for dystopian emphases on human fallibility and divine judgment." Stevens thinks that the slight chance that America can turn into a dystopian society drove the force for America to fight against communism. 

The Melodrama of Hockey (Source 1)

This article illustrates how hockey and the Olympics are utilized on a main level to withdraw the most emotions from the world. Also how the 1980 Men's Olympic Hockey game was covered relative to the historical events occurring at the time. For example, the Cold War created many tensions between the two countries and the results showed while playing against each other in the Olympics. The use of color commentary, news columns, and pictures were used as an impromptu propaganda to propel the United States over the Soviets.
I feel like this source is valuable for my research paper. It shows how the game of Hockey in the 1980 Olympics helped fuel the melodramatic fire between the United States and the Soviets during the Cold War. I will use this source to depict how the overall olympic games are melodramatic and how they effect the views of the world. Also, I will use this to show how "The Miracle on Ice" was extremely melodramatic and helped propel the Unites States over the Soviets.

http://go.galegroup.com.gate.lib.buffalo.edu/ps/i.do?id=GALE%7CA268478026&v=2.1&u=sunybuff_main&it=r&p=AONE&sw=w