LUNOCHKIN I.A. Development of Physical Culture and Sports in Rural Areas of the Stalingrad (Volgograd) Region in 1953–1964
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.15688/jvolsu4.2025.1.12
Postgraduate Student, Department of History and International Relations, Volgograd State University, Prosp. Universitetsky, 100, 400062 Volgograd, Russian Federation,
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Abstract. Introduction. The article considers the development of physical culture and sports in rural areas of the Stalingrad (Volgograd) region during the so-called Khrushchev Thaw. Methods and materials. The article is based on the documents of the current office work of the regional authorities, regional councils of voluntary sports societies “Kolkhoznik” and “Urozhai,” as well as on the materials of the periodical press. The method of comparative analysis was used, with the help of which the dynamics of the development of the material base and results of rural athletes were established. Analysis. The article shows the state of physical culture and sports in the village of the Stalingrad region by 1953, the activities of local government bodies, and rural voluntary sports societies in the development of physical culture and sports. The development of the material and technical base, mass physical culture, and individual sports is traced; the results of performances of rural athletes at the largest competitions of the country during the study period; and the achievements, problems, and shortcomings of rural physical culture and sports in the Volgograd region by 1964 are characterized. Results. It has been established that in the period 1953–1964, the authorities’ attention to the development of physical education and sports in the countryside increased significantly. Stadiums were built in most district centers, and complex sports grounds were built on state and collective farms. The physical education movement became truly mass, and the number of competitions increased. The unification of two rural voluntary sports societies into one society, “Urozhai,” in 1956 had a positive effect on the development of rural physical education and sports. However, the division of the governing bodies into urban and rural ones in the early 1960s led to a worsening of the situation. The regional council of the Union of Sports Societies and Organizations dealt only with city affairs, while the voluntary sports society “Urozhai” did not have the financial or personnel resources to fully manage physical education and sports in rural areas of the region. The level of training of rural athletes remained low, and the range of sports they practiced was limited.
Key words: physical culture, sports, voluntary sports societies, voluntary sports society “Kolkhoznik”, voluntary sports society “Urozhai”, Stalingrad region, Volgograd region, Khrushchev Thaw.
Citation. Lunochkin I.A. Development of Physical Culture and Sports in Rural Areas of the Stalingrad (Volgograd) Region in 1953–1964. Vestnik Volgogradskogo gosudarstvennogo universiteta. Seriya 4. Istoriya. Regionovedenie. Mezhdunarodnye otnosheniya [Science Journal of Volgograd State University. History. Area Studies. International Relations], 2025, vol. 30, no. 1, pp. 138-147. (in Russian). DOI: https://doi.org/10.15688/jvolsu4.2025.1.12.
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