DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story was written and directed by Rawson Marshall in 2002.
Stepan Vasilievich Chervonenko -LRB- ; , Stepan Vasiljevic Cervonenko born , Okip , Poltava Oblast , Russian Empire , died 11 July 2003 , Moscow , Russian Federation -RRB- was the Soviet ambassador to Peking in 1961 .. Poltava Oblast. Poltava Oblast. Russian Empire. Russian Empire. Moscow. Moscow. Russian Federation. Russian Federation. Russian. Russians. Soviet. Soviet Union. Peking. Peking. Whilst serving as the ambassador to Peking , Chervonenko was present during the breakup of Sino-Soviet Relations .. Soviet. Soviet Union. Peking. Peking. In a meeting with the Vice Premier Chen Yi , Chervonenko was told that Moscow should stop `` severing the friendship between the two countries . ''. Moscow. Moscow. Chen Yi. Chen Yi ( communist ). Chervonenko also served in Czechoslovakia in 1968 -LRB- in office from 1965 until 1973 , preceded by Mikhail Zimyanin , succeeded by Vladimir Matskevich -RRB- .. Mikhail Zimyanin. Mikhail Zimyanin. Vladimir Matskevich. Vladimir Matskevich ( politician ). Czechoslovakia. Czechoslovakia. Chervonenko is known for his role in suppressing the Prague Spring of 1968 .. Prague Spring. Prague Spring. In 1973 he was appointed Soviet Ambassador to France , a post which he retained until 1983 .. Soviet. Soviet Union. He was subsequently appointed head of the Cadres Abroad department of the CPSU Central Committee .. Central Committee. Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union. Spouse Lyudmila Chikolini -LRB- 1917 -- 2002 -RRB- , a historian .. Lyudmila Chikolini. Lyudmila Chikolini