ɪn hɪz hˈɪstɚɹi ʌv spˈɑːɹɾæk,  dᵻskɹˈaɪbd hˌɪm æz "ðə lˈɔŋɡɪstsˈɜːvɪŋ ænd mˈoʊst bᵻlˈʌvd ʌv ˈɔːl spˈɑːɹɾɐkˌɑːvtsi":ɐ nˈeɪɾɪv mˈʌskəvˌaɪt, fɪˈɑːdɚ tʃˈɛɹəŋkˌɑːv bˈiː. nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti nˈaɪn wʌzɐ pɹˈɑːdʌkt ʌv spˈɑːɹɾæks skˈuːl.
In his history of Spartak,  described him as "the longest-serving and most beloved of all Spartakovtsy":A native Muscovite, Fiodr Cherenkov (b. 1959) was a product of Spartak's school.