‘We need a Stalinist mobilization': How Russian pols responded to Euro 2016 soccer rout

Russians were never bullish about their national team's chances against the Germanys and Frances of the Euro 2016 soccer championship, but Monday evening's 3-0 collapse to Wales (pop. 3 million) has prompted something of a national day of wallowing. Social networks were filled with ironic memes to mark Russia's exit from the tournament. "Briefly on the Russian footballers" wrote one Twitter user, affixing a […]

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2016/06/21/we-need-a-stalinist-mobilization-how-russian-pols-responded-to-euro-2016-soccer-rout/