http://ask.metafilter.com/126509/Do-you-remember-the-Glasnost-Bowl/ Comments on Ask MetaFilter post Do you remember the Glasnost Bowl? Sat, 04 Jul 2009 04:15:11 -0800 Sat, 04 Jul 2009 04:15:11 -0800 en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 http://ask.metafilter.com/126509/Do-you-remember-the-Glasnost-Bowl Did they really get the bright idea to host a college football game in Soviet Russia, and then have to cancel it because they couldn't sell enough vacation packages? The Wikipedia entry about the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glasnost_Bowl">Glasnost Bowl</a> has a bunch of outdated angelfire pages as its sources. The <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/1989/03/15/nyregion/education-lessons.html?scp=2&sq=glasnost%20football&st=cse">1989 New York Times article that mentions it</a> doesn't treat it as very interesting. I think it would make a publishable journal article if it's real and am looking for more info. post:ask.metafilter.com,2009:site.126509 Sat, 04 Jul 2009 01:32:52 -0800 srs soviet union russia history sports football glasnost raycom wikipedia authenticity primary sources http://ask.metafilter.com/126509/Do-you-remember-the-Glasnost-Bowl#1807257 Have a look around the Google News Archives - a search for <a href="http://www.google.com/archivesearch?q=glasnost+bowl">Glasnost Bowl</a> brings up a heap of original news articles. comment:ask.metafilter.com,2009:site.126509-1807257 Sat, 04 Jul 2009 04:15:11 -0800 slightlybewildered