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Everyone to Skis! : Skiing in Russia and the Rise of Soviet Biathlon /

This book offers an analysis of how the Soviet government interpreted the sport of skiing as a cultural, ideological, political, and social tool throughout the course of seven decades. In the beginning, the Soviet Union owned biathlon, and so the stories of both the state and the event are inseparab...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Frank, William D.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: DeKalb, IL : Northern Illinois University Press, [2013]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:This book offers an analysis of how the Soviet government interpreted the sport of skiing as a cultural, ideological, political, and social tool throughout the course of seven decades. In the beginning, the Soviet Union owned biathlon, and so the stories of both the state and the event are inseparable. Through the author's unique perspective on biathlon as a former nationally-ranked competitor and current professor of Soviet history, this book will appeal to students and scholars of Russian and Soviet history as well as to general readers with an interest in skiing and the development of twentieth-century sport.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (424 pages).
ISBN:9781501756979