Physical Culture and Sport in Soviet Society: Propaganda, Acculturation, and Transformation in the 1920s and 1930s

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.

Author: Susan Grant
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 06/02/2014
Pages: 276
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.88lbs
Size: 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.60d
ISBN: 9780415629669

About the Author
Susan Grant is a Postdoctoral Fellow in the School of History and Archives at University College Dublin.