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Sport In Soviet Society

Development Of Sport And Physical Education In Russia And The Ussr

by James Riordan
language: english
Publisher: CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS, June of 1980 ‧
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This 1977 book examines the evolution of sport in Russia from its early association with health and hygiene, through a period of functional association with labour and defence, to its post-war importance as a means of enhancing the prestige of Soviet communism abroad.

Sport In Soviet Society

Development Of Sport And Physical Education In Russia And The Ussr

by James Riordan

Property Description
ISBN: 9780521280235
Publisher: CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS
Release Date: June of 1980
Language: English
Cover: Softcover
Pages: 446
Format: Book
Collection: Cambridge Russian, Soviet And Post-Soviet Studies
Categories: Books in English > Social Sciences and Humanities > Sociology
EAN: 9780521280235

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

James Riordan

James Riordan cresceu durante a I Guerra Mundial, na quinta do seu avô em Portsmouth.
Depois de concluir a escola ele trabalhou como Barman, Empregado de Mesa, Comercial, dançarino e músico em bandas, etc.
Estudou russo durante o tempo em que esteve ao Serviço da RAF, tornando-se, mais tarde, Professor de Estudos Russos na Universidade de Surrey.
O seu primeiro livro infantil Sweet Clarinet foi nomeado para o Whitbread Children's Book Award, e os títulos The Prisoner e When the Guns Fall Silent, são, em parte, baseados na sua própria experiência de guerra. Faleceu em 2012, aos 76 anos de idade.

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