Everyone to Skis!
An edition of Everyone to Skis! (2013)
Skiing in Russia and the Rise of Soviet Biathlon
By William D. Frank
Publish Date
2013
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Language
eng
Pages
424
Description:
William D. Frank?s book is the first comprehensive 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, Everyone to Skis! 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.