During the 1952 Helsinki Olympiad, the Soviet Union and the United States were engaged in the Cold War which was detrimental to the Olympics as athletes from these two nations became "soldiers of sport" and were instruments of political propaganda.

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During the 1952 Helsinki Olympiad, the Cold War was ongoing and both the Soviet Union and the United States used their athletes as instruments of political propaganda, which had a negative impact on the Olympics.