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Physical culture and sport in Soviet society : propaganda, acculturation, and transformation in the 1920s and 1930s / Susan Grant.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Grant, Susan, author.
- Series:
- Routledge Research in Sports History
- Routledge research in sports history ; 2
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Sports and state--Soviet Union--History.
- Sports and state.
- Sports administration--Soviet Union--History.
- Sports administration.
- Sports--Social aspects--Soviet Union--History.
- Sports.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (277 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Routledge, 2013.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- "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"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Front Cover; Physical Culture and Sport in Soviet Society; Copyright Page; Contents; List of Figures; Note on Transliteration and Style; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 Culture of the Body; 2 The Genesis and Organization of Soviet Fizkul'tura; 3 The Creation of an Ideal Young Citizen; 4 The Quest for an Enlightened Female Citizen; 5 The Pursuit of a Rural Civilized Citizen; 6 Visualizing the New Soviet Citizenry; 7 The New Soviet Citizen in Reality; Conclusion; Appendix A: Biographical Index; Appendix B: Organizational and Institutional Index; Glossary; Notes; Bibliography; Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 1-136-25277-0
- 1-283-64325-1
- 0-203-10519-2
- 1-136-25278-9
- 9780203105191
- OCLC:
- 812914892
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