Olympiakylä: Neuvostoliiton urheilijat asuivat Otaniemessä

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These Games became the first in the history of the USSR. Earlier, the team of the Russian Empire performed at the Olympics, the last time - 40 years ago, in 1912. A mandatory requirement on the part of the USSR was that Soviet athletes should live separately from athletes from capitalist countries (there was even a suggestion that our athletes should come to Helsinki from Leningrad every day). As a result, a compromise was found: a separate Olympic village was built for the USSR team. Source: Calend.ru