A life-size portrait of Soviet Union founder Vladimir Lenin and other paintings from the former state are going up for auction. Described as "monumental", they will be up for sale at Wotton Auction Rooms in Wotton-under-Edge,
The Soviets were highly favored in the game. They were entering as four-time defending gold medalists with a team of professional players.
USA's upset of the Soviet Union at the 1980 Olympics was only the second hockey game Michaels had ever called.