Spartak (sports society)

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The emblem of the VSS Spartak
The emblem of the VSS Spartak

Spartak (Russian: Спартак; English:Spartacus) was the first and the largest All-Union Voluntary Sports Society of workers of state trade, producers' cooperation, light industry, civil aviation, education, culture, health service etc. Originated in 1925-26 as several physical culture groups by small producers' artels. As an all-union physical culture and sports society established on April 19, 1935. In 1960 the society was reorganized into the Voluntary Sport Society. There were 23,000 physical culture collectives in the society in 1975 (including 100 sport clubs), that united 6.2 million people.

There were 40 sports disciplines cultivated in the society in 1975. The society possessed 238 stadiums, 89 swimming pools, 1,800 sports halls, 1,300 football grounds, 2,600 sports camps, 264 Children and Youth Sport Schools (75,000 students).

VSS Spartak was awarded Order of Lenin (1937).

Main article: List of Spartak athletes

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