Physical culture and sport in Soviet society
Subtitle: propaganda, acculturation, and transformation in the 1920s and 1930s
By: Susan Grant
Series: Routledge research in sports history -- 2
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2012
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 261
ISBN-13: 9780415806954
Subjects: Sports and state; History; SPORTS & RECREATION / History; Sports administration; HISTORY / Europe / Former Soviet Republics; SPORTS & RECREATION / General; Sports
Description: "From its very inception the Soviet state valued the merits and benefits of physical culture, which included not only sport but also health, hygiene, education, labour and defence. Physical culture propaganda was directed at the Soviet population, and even more particularly at young people, women and peasants, with the aim of transforming them into ideal citizens. By using physical culture and sport to assess social, cultural and political developments within the Soviet Union, this book provides a new addition to the historiography of the 1920s and 1930s as well as to general sports history studies. "--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.