1950s, UK-Soviet sporting event
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That was UK vs. USSR athletics competition similar to ones USA vs. USSR. Not much info about it, as it was obviously cancelled.
This is interview with Nina Ponomaryova published on 6th February, 2015 by Russian magazine "Sport-Express".
When asked about that incident she said the following:
– Вас обвиняли в попытке кражи дамской шляпки?
– Не шляпки – ободка с перьями. Ценой 5 фунтов. Это случилось на матче сборных СССР и Великобритании – через два года после скандала с Куцем. Только теперь в роли жертвы оказалась я. В выходной привезли в торговый центр. Я выбрала ободок, положила в сумку, расплатилась. И побежала искать подружку, которая покупала платье.
Неожиданно приглашают в комнату. Думала, примерочная, подружка там. Но это совсем другое помещение. Помню, посмотрела на часы – 10.22. Через минуту открывается запасная дверь, входит молодой человек, по-русски произносит: "Я переводчик". Отвечаю: "Еще никто не спрашивал, кто я, откуда. Может, я француженка? Или немка?" Окончательно убедилась, что это провокация, когда к обеду принесли местную газету. С шапкой на первой полосе: "Пономарева в Мельбурн не едет! Советская команда теряет золотую медаль!"
– Однако.
– Вызвали представителя посольства. Начали разбираться, тщетно просили снять кассу, чтобы найти чек, который я не взяла… А в Великобритании закон: любой спорный вопрос решается в суде. Но когда доложили в Москву Хрущеву, тот отрезал: "Никаких судов! Нашему человеку там не место!" Когда на следующий день туда не явилась, на меня автоматически наложили арест. После чего укрыться могла только в нашем посольстве.
– Что вы там делали?
– Рыдала целыми днями. Чесалась на нервной почве. Потом стала седеть. В 27 лет! С тех пор ношу короткую стрижку. Вы не представляете, что я пережила… Квартиру и наше посольство отделяла дорога. Так под окнами ночью дежурили репортеры, зеваки, расставили палатки. Следили, чтоб я не проскочила.
– Чем дело кончилось?
– В суд пойти все-таки пришлось. С адвокатом, бумагами. Там выяснилось – мало того, что я ни в чем не виновата, так еще меня на три шиллинга надули. Вопрос закрылся. Но я попросила, чтоб домой отправили пароходом.
– Почему?
– Боялась – вдруг с рейса снимут или еще какую-нибудь пакость придумают? Лучше по морю, тогда из Лондона в Ленинград ходил корабль. На нем вернулась. И почти сразу – в Мельбурн. Там в аэропорту встречала толпа, со всех сторон неслось: "Нина! Нина!" Я расплакалась. Понимала, что люди меня ждали и думали: если прилечу на Олимпиаду – значит, точно ни в чем не виновата.
Translating into English this roughly means: that was not hat but some "rim with feathers" cost about 5 pounds; that happened during the match of SU vs. UK, two years after the incident with Kuts (probably she made mistake here, as car accident with Kuts took place in Melbourne - later she mentions that all happened a little before Melbourne Olympics 1956); she also says that she paid but didn't take cheque and returned to find her friend; that was provocation etc.etc. She also says that her coming to court was prohibited by Khrushev himself. But later that was resettled, so she finally appeared before the court and was absolved.
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