Sport in Soviet Society Development of Sport and Physical Education in Russia and the USSR

Name: Sport in Soviet Society Development of Sport and Physical Education in Russia and the USSR
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ISBN: 9780521280235

ISBN-10: 0521280230

ISBN-13: 9780521280235

Edition: 1977

Authors: James Riordan

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List price: $45.99
Copyright year: 1977
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication date: 6/30/1980
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 446
Size: 5.51" wide x 8.50" long x 0.98" tall
Weight: 1.166



Acknowledgements


Introduction



The beginnings of an organised sports movement, 1861-1917



The ideological roots of Soviet physical education and sport



Militarisation of sport, 1917-1920



Years of physical culture. 1921-1929



Industrialisation and competitive sport, 1929-1941



World War II, 1941-1945: the supreme test of physical training



Restoration and consolidation, 1945-1958: aiming for world supremacy in sport



The later post-war years: urban life and leisure



Contemporary organisation of Soviet sport and physical education



Social aspects of sport: the military, peasants, nationalities, women and schoolchildren



Soviet sport and Soviet foreign policy; Conclusions


Appendix


Bibliography


Index