Pyotr Petrovich Sokolov (soccer player)
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Pyotr Petrovich Sokolov (Russian: Пётр Петрович Соколов born December 16, 1890 (OS
)/December 28, 1890 (NS
) – died May 11, 1971) was a Russian
football (soccer)
player who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics
.
He was a member of the Russian Olympic squad
and played one match in the main tournament
as well as one match in the consolation tournament
.
After the Russian Revolution of 1917
he did not accept the Soviet regime. He was recruited by the British investigation service and became a spy
. He was sent to Finland
, where he tried to struggle against Bolsheviks. After World War II
the Soviet counterspionage tried to eliminate him. But he was able to flee to Sweden
. He changed his name to Peter Sahlin and remained living in Enköping
near Stockholm
.
Julian calendar
The Julian calendar began in 45 BC as a reform of the Roman calendar by Julius Caesar. It was chosen after consultation with the astronomer Sosigenes of Alexandria and was probably designed to approximate the tropical year .The Julian calendar has a regular year of 365 days divided into 12 months...
)/December 28, 1890 (NS
Gregorian calendar
The Gregorian calendar, also known as the Western calendar, or Christian calendar, is the internationally accepted civil calendar. It was introduced by Pope Gregory XIII, after whom the calendar was named, by a decree signed on 24 February 1582, a papal bull known by its opening words Inter...
) – died May 11, 1971) was a Russian
Russian Empire
The Russian Empire was a state that existed from 1721 until the Russian Revolution of 1917. It was the successor to the Tsardom of Russia and the predecessor of the Soviet Union...
football (soccer)
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
player who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics
1912 Summer Olympics
The 1912 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the V Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Stockholm, Sweden, between 5 May and 27 July 1912. Twenty-eight nations and 2,407 competitors, including 48 women, competed in 102 events in 14 sports...
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He was a member of the Russian Olympic squad
Football at the 1912 Summer Olympics - Men's team squads
This page lists the football squads, in order with the Gold medallists first, of the 11 participating nations at the men's football tournament at the 1912 Summer Olympics. The tournament was contested in and around Stockholm, Sweden between June 29 and July 6, 1912.- United Kingdom :Head coach: A...
and played one match in the main tournament
Football at the 1912 Summer Olympics - Matches
Football at the 1912 Summer Olympics was contested in a tournament of 11 football matches. Great Britain won gold medals, Denmark won silver medals and the Netherlands won bronze medals.-Italy vs Finland:...
as well as one match in the consolation tournament
Football at the 1912 Summer Olympics - Consolation tournament
Football at the 1912 Summer Olympics included a consolation tournament for the seven losing teams of the first two rounds of the main football tournament. Hungary beat Austria in the final.-Austria vs Norway:-Germany vs Russia:-Italy vs Sweden:...
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After the Russian Revolution of 1917
Russian Revolution of 1917
The Russian Revolution is the collective term for a series of revolutions in Russia in 1917, which destroyed the Tsarist autocracy and led to the creation of the Soviet Union. The Tsar was deposed and replaced by a provisional government in the first revolution of February 1917...
he did not accept the Soviet regime. He was recruited by the British investigation service and became a spy
Espionage
Espionage or spying involves an individual obtaining information that is considered secret or confidential without the permission of the holder of the information. Espionage is inherently clandestine, lest the legitimate holder of the information change plans or take other countermeasures once it...
. He was sent to Finland
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
, where he tried to struggle against Bolsheviks. After World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
the Soviet counterspionage tried to eliminate him. But he was able to flee to Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
. He changed his name to Peter Sahlin and remained living in Enköping
Enköping Municipality
Enköping Municipality is a municipality in Uppsala County in east central Sweden. Its seat is located in the city of Enköping.The present municipality consists of nearly forty original local government units...
near Stockholm
Stockholm
Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...
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