Physical culture and sport in the daily life of students in the first post-war decade (on the materials of Kuybyshev, Penza, Ulyanovsk Regions)

Galina Efimovna Kozlovskaya,Aleksandra Sergeevna Lubaeva

doi:10.17816/snv201872208

Galina Efimovna Kozlovskaya, Aleksandra Sergeevna Lubaeva

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https://doi.org/10.17816/snv201872208

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Abstract

The paper is devoted to one of the problems of the Soviet everyday life of young people the process of physical culture and sports development among students of higher educational institutions in the postwar period (19451955). The author examines students activity in sport sections, system of boys and girls health status control, analyzes the state of the material-technical base of universities to conduct classes in physical culture and sport in the first postwar decade. The author tries to reconstruct the joint activities of the leadership of higher education institutions and their students aimed at rebuilding the destroyed military infrastructure. The paper shows basic steps that could help to improve physical and sports work among students in accordance with the orders of the Soviet government in the difficult post-war period. The study introduced into scientific circulation documents of the State archive of the Penza Region. On the basis of archival materials the author provides information about the achievements and participation of Kuibyshev, Ulyanovsk and Penza students in sports competitions of various levels in both individual and team Championships. The paper contains a conclusion about sports clubs and sports organizations work aimed at promotion of physical culture and sports among students in the post-war everyday life.

Highlights

Significant territorial, material and human losses in the first months of the war determined the priority role of the Urals and other eastern regions in strengthening defense
The scientific and engineering and technical intelligentsia of the Southern Urals played a big role in strengthening the countryэs defense potential during the Great Patriotic War
The author examines the activities of specialists of the leading industrial enterprises of the region during the war years; reveals the place of engineering and technical intelligentsia of the region in solving the problem of Soviet military equipment and other defense products quality

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Introduction

Significant territorial, material and human losses in the first months of the war determined the priority role of the Urals and other eastern regions in strengthening defense. ФИЗИЧЕСКАЯ КУЛЬТУРА И СПОРТ В ПОВСЕДНЕВНОСТИ СТУДЕНЧЕСКОЙ МОЛОДЕЖИ В ПЕРВОЕ ПОСЛЕВОЕННОЕ ДЕСЯТИЛЕТИЕ Статья посвящена одной из проблем советской повседневной жизни молодежи, а именно процессу развития физической культуры и спорта среди учащихся высших учебных заведений в послевоенный период (1945–1955 гг.).

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