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Lead their own international boycott of the united states hosting the olympic games as retaliation for what happened to them in 1980. but the united states had, again, led a coalition of 65 countries for the boycott of moscow. the sovietnion sically just got themselves and their little sphere of influence in the eastern block. it was 14 countries in total, including the soviet union that boycotted l.a. in 1984. but that weird period in olympic history had one legacy for right now that's turning out to be sort of interesting. that -- the moscow olympics, that moscow olympic adventure with that ...

Did not go to the olympics in moscow that year. and then, incidentally, it was pitiful four years later the olympics were held in los angeles four years later in 1984, moscow decided they would lead their own international boycott of the united states hosting the olympic games as retaliation for what happened to them in 1980. but the united states had, again, led a coalition of 65 countries for the boycott of moscow. the soviet union basically just got themselves and their little sphere of influence in the eastern block. it was 14 countries in total, including the soviet union that boycotted l...

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