Vladimir Latunov's 22-year journey across Eastern Europe had come to an end as his FC Ural Yekaterinburg side lifted the Russian title for the first time in their history in 2042.
Soviet Surge | Part 45 | The End Of Soviet Surge
Soviet Surge | Part 37 | Dinamo Minsk #2: Battling with Brest
Having been sacked by Torpedo and moved up in the world to Dinamo Minsk, Vladimir Latunov's young side had enjoyed a great start to the 2038 season. They sat top of the Belarussian Highest League, just one point clear of nearest challengers Dinamo Brest with 14 games remaining.
Soviet Surge | Part 36 | Dinamo Minsk #1: 16-year-old Star Striker
Russian manager Vladimir Latunov had worked wonders to steer Torpedo Zhodinov clear of relegation, only for them to promptly sack him when he began looking elsewhere! However, he soon gained an upgrade when he took the reigns at divisional rivals Dinamo Minsk.
Soviet Surge | Part 26 | FC Nitra #4: Epic Title Battle
Newly promoted FC Nitra had taken the Slovakian First Division by storm in their first six months back in the league. The club sat pretty in second place and found themselves in an unlikely title battle with Slovak giants Zilina and Slovan Bratislava.
Soviet Surge | Part 25 | FC Nitra #3: Into the Slovak First Division
FC Nitra won their fifth Slovak Second Division title with an unbeaten season in Vladimir Latunov's first season in Slovakia. Now, heading into the 2032/33 campaign, the challenge was to strengthen the side and develop some exciting youngsters to step up to the top tier and move into European football.
Soviet Surge | Part 24 | FC Nitra #2: Chasing An Unbeaten Season
Vladimir Latunov had made a great start to life in Slovakian side FC Nitra, the ninth club and eighth country in his Soviet Surge.
Soviet Surge | Part 23 | FC Nitra #1: A Different Kind of Challenge
After tasting success in more than half of the countries across Eastern Europe, Russian manager Vladimir Latunov, with all due respect, took a major step down in quality in the next leg of his Soviet Surge in the summer of 2031.
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