tʃˈɛɹəŋkˌɑːv wʌz ɐn ˌɛnɪɡmˈæɾɪk ænd fɹˈædʒəl pˌɜːsənˈælᵻɾi hˌuːz kəpˈæsᵻɾi fɔːɹ ˌʌnɛkspˈɛktᵻd ˌɪmpɹəvəzˈeɪʃən fˈɪt ðə spˈɑːɹɾæk ˈɪmɪdʒ ʌvðə plˈeɪɚɹ æz ɹoʊmˈæntɪk ˈɑːɹɾɪst.
Cherenkov was an enigmatic and fragile personality whose capacity for unexpected improvisation fit the Spartak image of the player as romantic artist.