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Cult of Body: Sports and Physical Culture in Russia, 1891-1919 Sports and Physical Culture in Russia continues the new IDC series Mass Culture and Entertainment in Russia. This series comprises collections of unique material about various forms of popular culture and entertainment industry in Tsarist and Soviet Russia. This collection offers extraordinary sources for researchers into a variety of topics. Sports are essential to the evolution of the modern personality in terms of health, competitiveness and team play. Tourism, another upcoming field in academics, relates directly to sports. Contemporary interest in sexuality is informed by sports periodicals. Not only are gender roles transformed through sports, but the visuals in these publications illustrate emergent feminine and masculine ideals. Material from: National Library of Russia, St.Petersburg Part of the IDC series Mass Culture and Entertainment in Russia. This collection is available online in IDC's Primary Sources Online. For more information please contact sales@idc.nl.
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