History

Soviet history

1926 is considered the year of birth of women's volleyball in the Moscow city organization "Dinamo". At first, this sport was cultivated only in divisions-collectives of physical culture, where already began to appear remarkable athletes. So, at the USSR championship in 1934, as part of the national team in Moscow, the national champion was dinamovka Ella Mitsis, better known in sports as a first-class track and field athlete.

In 1940, the Dinamo team entered the all-Union arena for the first time and took 7th place in the USSR championship.

In the post-war years, a great role as an organizer and coach belongs to a wonderful man, a true Dinamo, Nikolai Benderov. Dinamo's victories at the USSR Championships in 1947, 1951, 1953, 1954, and 1955 and at the USSR Cups in 1950, 1951, and 1953 are associated with his name. They were won by athletes already well-known at that time, among whom Alexandra Chudina, Serafima Kundirenko, Vera Ozerova, Valentina Dushechkina (Siluyanova), Lidia Strelnikova, Tatyana Dobrodeeva, Sofia Vinogradova (Gorbunova), Antonina Ilina, Tatyana Stangrit, Liliya Kalenik (Konovalova), Zinaida Kuzkina (Smolyaninova), Galina Kozlova (Volkova), Natalia Pshenichnikova (Barsukova) were particularly prominent.

Stable success of the team in these years was ensured by powerful attacking actions across the entire width of the net by A. Chudina, V. Ozerova, S. Gorbunova, a tight block, excellent passes by T. Stangrit and L. Strelnikova.

From 1957 to 1965, the team was coached by Serafima Kundirenko, who continues the club's glorious traditions.

In 1960 and 1962, Dinamo again won the championship titles and entered the international arena for the first time, becoming participants in the European Champions Cup. The team composition is being updated, and young athletes who have finished performing are being replaced. Among them, especially noteworthy are Lyudmila Meshcheryakova (Buldakova), Valentina Karpova, Marita Aven (Katusheva), Larisa Nazarchuk (Petrenko), Lyubov Yevtushenko (Tyurina).

The team has won the European Champions Cup three times (1961, 1963, and 1965). Two athletes-Marita Katusheva and Galina Volkova-were awarded the title "Honored master of sports". The playing line-up is replenished with new pupils of the "Young Dinamo"team. The team of girls born in 1949 (coach Sedova Iraida) wins the all-Union championship and delegates to the team of masters Larisa Andronova, Irina Gradoboeva, Natalia Kochnova, Larisa Chausova and others. It should be noted the positive work of the public body of the volleyball section, which was headed by General Pavel Gromushkin for several years, and was assisted by Konstantin Melua, Alexey Siluyanov, and Liliya Konovalova.

Since 1966, Anatoly Sarkisov has been working as a senior coach with the team. Under his leadership, the team won the European Champions Cup in 1968, defeating the Soviet champion CSKA team in the final with a score of 3: 0 and 3: 2.

In 1969, the team was taken over by Givi Akhvlediani, the head coach of the national women's team. The main role in attracting such a specialist to "Dinamo" belongs to the Deputy Chairman of the MGS "Dinamo" Vladimir Baltadzhi, who headed the USSR volleyball Federation at that time. G. A. Ahvlediani has high goals – the team should become the leading club in the country.

The team includes the Champions of the Olympic games in 1968: Nina Smoleeva (Nikitina), a pupil of the team in Almaty, and Rosa Salikhova, a resident of Sverdlovsk. Antonina Ryzhova moves from CSKA. The tactics of the game are changing. Dinamo players are one of the first to focus on improving technical skills, skillfully using high-speed transfers of connecting players to destroy the enemy's group block. The team is characterized by high game discipline and combative character. While working with the G. A. team. Akhvlediani players achieve the highest sports results, winning 6 times the USSR championship (1970-1973, 1975, 1977) and 7 times winning the European Champions Cup(1969 - 1972, 1974, 1975, 1977 years). The main team consists of new players – dynamovka from Krasnodar Zoya Yusova (Kosacheva), Muscovites Tatyana Tretyakova (Ponyaeva), Olympic champion who moved from CSKA, Tatyana Talina (Sorokina, Korasaeva) and Lyudmila Kosovschuk (Olisova) and Lyudmila Shchetinina, pupils of Dinamo coach from Kaliningrad Mikhail Lenshin, Larisa Bergen from Almaty, Nina Muradyan from Yerevan, Nadezhda Fedotova (Borodiychuk) from Riga, Lyudmila Borozna (Zhigili) Olympic champion from Leningrad, from Kaunas Marion Batutitte. Here is how Givi Akhvlediani himself estimated that period: "In those glorious years, Dinamo preferred high-speed volleyball. Many combinations were created, mainly in the center of the grid, where Nina Smoleeva and Roza Salikhova looked especially interesting, and later Luba Tyurina appeared in this role. Fortunately, the programs performed by Lyudmila Buldakova, Zoya Yusova, and after them Nina Muradyan were of high quality and allowed us to put our ideas into practice. By the way, I transferred this game to Dinamo from my experience with the men's national team of the country. I tried to make sure that the team had several effective game options in each arrangement, which is why they came up with different combinations."

In 1976 and 1982, the team was led by Galina Volkova. In the year of the Olympic games, the Moscow team "Dinamo" was created as a team of the society, which took third place at the interdepartmental championship of the USSR, playing without players delegated to the national team (L. Bergen and N. Smoleeva). In 1982, the team also claimed medals until the last round, but ended up in 4th place.

Starting from the last round, Mikhail Omelchenko started working with the team as a senior coach. By this time, the team was significantly rejuvenated, almost all the leading volleyball players finished their performances, but a completely new team managed to win the national Cup in the fall and become the first in the championship next season. The team played for: Nadezhda Fedotova (Borodiychuk), Lyudmila Bazyuk, Irina Maslova, Marina slepneva (Kolosova), Lyubov Golovanova (Ivanova), Lyubov Kozyreva, Natalia Starshova (Razumova), Natalia Korneeva (Zhalnina), Brigita Raschevskaya, Irina Maksimova, Marina Savinova and Luisa Dianova. The next ascent of Dinamo to the podium had to wait 22 years.

The last Dinamo Olympic champion was Tatyana Krainova at the 1988 Olympics in Seoul.

In the difficult post-perestroika times for the country, the team was no longer able to perform at a high level. At the end of the 1988-1989 season Dinamo, having taken the 11th, penultimate place, leaves the Top League. The team played in the second division for three more seasons, and temporarily ceased to exist in 1992.

Famous veterans

• Kundirenko Serafima, USSR, volleyball.

  Born on July 7, 1919. in Moscow. Honored master of sports. Honored coach of the USSR. Played for the club "Dinamo" (Moscow). World champion 1952. European champion 1949,1951  the Champion of the USSR 1947, 1951, 1953, 1955. Coach of the USSR women's national team, world champion 1960. Senior coach of the Dynamo women's team (Moscow), USSR champion in 1960, 1962

• Gorbunova Sofya (Vinogradova), USSR, volleyball.

  Born on July 4, 1927 in Moscow. She played for the Iskra club and since 1952 for Dinamo (Moscow). Honored master of sports. World champion 1952, 1956 USSR Champion 1954-1956 Graduated from the Institute of foreign languages.

• Sedova Iraida (Artamoshina), USSR, volleyball.

  Born on June 8, 1927. in Moscow. Played for the club "Dinamo" (Moscow). Master of sports. European Champion In 1950. Champion of the USSR 1951, 1954, 1955 coach.

• Strelnikova Lidiya Nikolaevna, USSR, volleyball.

  Born on March 18, 1933 in Moscow. Honored master of sports. Played for the club "Dynamo" (Moscow). World champion in 1956 and 1960 silver medalist in 1962 European Champion in 1958 USSR Champion in 1951, 1953-1955, 1960. Coach of the Dynamo women's volleyball team (Moscow), champion of the USSR 1970-1973

• Volkova Galina (Kozlova), USSR, volleyball.

  Born on June 12, 1933. Played for the club "Dinamo" (Moscow). Honored master of sports. Honored coach of Russia. Winner of the European Cup of Champions in 1961, 1963. champion of the USSR in 1953 - 1955, 1960, 1962, 1966. Coach of the youth team of the USSR, European champion in 1977, coach of the women's volleyball team "Dinamo" (Moscow).

• Konovalova Liliya, USSR, volleyball.

  Born on February 20, 1933 in Moscow. Played for the club "Dinamo" (Moscow). Honored master of sports. World champion in 1956, 1960, Winner of the European Champions Cup in 1961. Champion of the USSR 1953-1956, 1960. 1962. Language teacher.

• Ryzhova Antonina, USSR, volleyball.

  Born on July 5, 1934 in Moscow. She played for the club Lokomotiv (Moscow), CSKA, since 1970 for the club Dinamo (Moscow). Honored master of sports. World champion in 1956, 1960.European champion 1958, 1963 Winner of the European Champions Cup 1966, 1967, 1970, 1971 USSR Champion 1952, 1956-1958,1965, 1966,1968,1970, 1971 Teacher.

• Buldakova Lyudmila, USSR, volleyball.

  Born on may 25, 1938 in Leningrad. She played for the club " Zalgiris "(Kaunas) and since 1956 for the club" Dinamo " (Moscow). Honored master of sports. Olympic champion in 1968, 1972, world Champion in 1956, 1960, 1970.European champion in 1958, 1967, 1971. USSR Champion in 1960, 1962, 1967, 1970-1973.Coach.

• Salikhova Roza, USSR, volleyball.

  Born on September 24, 1944. in the city of Nizhny Tagil, Sverdlovsk region. She played for the club " Trud» (Sverdlovsk) and since 1969 for the club "Dynamo" (Moscow) Honored master of sports. Olympic champion in 1968 and 1972, world Champion in 1968 and 1972, silver medalist in 1976, world Champion in 1970. Winner of the world Cup in 1973. European champion 1967, 1971 USSR Champion 1970-1973, 1975, 1977 Coach-teacher.

• Tyurina Lyubov (Yevtushenko), USSR, volleyball.

  Born on April 25, 1943 in Moscow. She played for the club "Trudovye reservy" (Moscow) and since 1966 for the club "Dinamo" (Moscow). Honored master of sports. Olympic champion in 1972, world Champion in 1970, silver medalist in the world championship in 1974, USSR Champion in 1967, 1970, 1971. Teacher of physical education.

• Tretyakova Tatyana (Poyaeva), USSR, volleyball.

  Born on December 13, 1946 in Moscow. She played for the club "CSKA" (Moscow) and since 1973 for the club "Dinamo" (Moscow). Honored master of sports. Olympic champion in 1968, 1972 world Champion in 1970, world Cup winner in 1973 European champion in 1967, 1971 USSR Champion 1956-1966, 1968, 1969,1973, 1975, 1977.

• Smoleeva Nina (Nikitina), USSR, volleyball.

  Born on March 28, 1948. in the city of Volkhov, Leningrad region. She played for the ADK club (Alma-ATA), since 1969 for the Dinamo club (Moscow). Honored master of sports. Olympic champion in 1968, 1972, silver medalist in 1976, world Champion in 1970. World Cup winner 1973 European Champion 1967, 1971, 1975, 1977 USSR Champion 1970-1973, 1975-1977, 1978g, 1979g. One of the strongest strikers in world volleyball. Inducted into the volleyball Hall of Fame. Trainer-teacher. Teacher of physical education.

• Yusova Zoya (Kosacheva)

  She was born April 1, 1948 in the city of Krasnodar. She played for the club " Dinamo "(Krasnodar), since 1970 for the club" Dinamo " (Moscow). Master of sports of international class. Silver medalist of the Olympic games in 1976. Winner of the European Champions Cup 1969-1972, 1974, 1975, 1977. Champion of the USSR 1970-1973, 1975-1977. Coach.

• Andronova Larisa, USSR, volleyball.

  Born on October 9, 1949. in Moscow. Played for the club "Dinamo" (Moscow). Master of sports of international class. Winner of the European Champions Cup 1969-1972, 1974, 1975, 1977. Champion of the USSR 1970-1973, 1975-1977. Engineer.

• Batutite Marion USSR, volleyball.

  Born on October 20, 1949. in the city of Kaunas. She played for the club " Dynamo "(Kaunas) and since 1969 for the club "Dynamo"(Moscow) . Master of sports of international class. World champion in 1970. European champion in 1971. Winner of the European Champions Cup in 1971. Champion of the USSR in 1970, 1971, 1973 by the Coach.

• Bergen Larisa (Goncharova) USSR, volleyball.

  Born on July 22, 1949. in the city of Tselinograd. She played for ADK club (Alma-ATA) and since 1972 for Dinamo club (Moscow) . Master of sports of international class. Silver medalist of the Olympic games in 1976. European champion in 1971, 1975, world Cup winner in 1973. USSR champion in 1972, 1973, 1975-1977 Coach.

• Shchetinina Lyudmila, USSR, volleyball.

  Born on January 1, 1951. in the city of Gusev, Kaliningrad region. She played for the club " Dinamo "(Kaliningrad) and since 1971 for the club" Dinamo " (Moscow). Master of sports of international class. Silver medalist of the Olympic games in 1976. Winner of the world Cup in 1973. European Champion In 1971, 1975, 1977. Winner of the European Champions Cup in 1972, 1975, 1977. Champion of the USSR in 1972, 1975, 1977. Teacher of physical education.

• Borozna Lyudmila (Zhigiliy), USSR, volleyball.

  Born on January 2, 1954 in Leningrad. She played for the club Spartak (Leningrad) and since 1975 for the club Dinamo (Moscow). Master of sports of international class. Olympic champion in 1972. European Champion in 1977. Winner of the European Champions Cup 1977. Champion of the USSR in 1977. Physical education teacher.

• Muradyan Nina, USSR, volleyball.

  Born on August 17, 1954. in Yerevan.  Played for the club " Burevestnik "(Yerevan) and since 1974 for the club" Dinamo " (Moscow). Master of sports of international class. Silver medalist of the Olympic games in 1976. European champion in 1977. Winner of the European Champions Cup in 1975, 1977. Champion of the USSR in 1975, 1977.teacher of physical education.

• Kozyreva Lyubov (Timofeeva), USSR, volleyball.

  Born on December 12, 1956 in Krasnozavodsk, Moscow region. She played for the club Spartak Omsk, from 1978 for the club CSKA (Moscow) and from 1982 to 1985 for the club Dinamo (Moscow).Honored master of sports. Olympic champion in 1980 Bronze medalist of the world Championship in 1978 and European Champion in 1979. champion of the USSR in 1980, 1983. Teacher of physical education.

• Natalia Starshova (Razumova), USSR, volleyball.

  Born on November 21, 1961. Played for the club "Dynamo" (Moscow) from 1982 to 1992, Honored master of sports. Olympic champion in 1980 European Champion in 1979 USSR Champion from 1978 to 1983. Teacher of physical education.

• Krainova Tatyana (Romashkan), USSR, volleyball.

  Born on June 7, 1967.. Played for the club "Dinamo" (Moscow) from 1986 to 1992, he was Honored master of sports. Champion of the USSR in 1985. Olympic champion in 1988 Teacher of physical education.