Today in History, April 18

  • The Moscow Times
  • Apr. 18 2013 07:25
  • Last edited 07:25
The MKS team in 1922. The club was renamed Spartak in 1935.

Happy birthday Spartak Moscow! Ninety-one years ago today, on April 18, 1922, the soccer team now known as Spartak was formed. One of the country's most popular teams, it is a 12-time Soviet champion, nine-time Russian champion and is commonly known by the nicknames "Red and White" and "The People's Team."

Also in News


Russian Government Presents Rosneft Privatization Guidelines
Moscow Residents Warned to Keep Their Cool During Weekend Heatwave
Moscow Redevelopment Pits Archeologists Against Bureaucrats
Defense Minister: Over 2,000 Islamic State Militants From Russia Killed in Syria

Today's Paper
Photo Gallery
Moscow Mourns Victims of Nice Attack At French Embassy
Apocalyptic Thunderstorms in Moscow Putin's Russia
Editors' Picks
After Euro 2016 Disaster, Can Russian Football Recover?
Turned Out Onto the Streets: Moscow's Muslims Struggle to Find Place to Pray
Is the Kremlin Forcing Mikhail Prokhorov to Sell His Russian Assets?