History of sports exchanges and cooperation since the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Russia

Abstract

The article is devoted to a historical retrospective review of the evolution of sports exchanges and cooperation since the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Russia. Special attention in the process of research is paid to the active study of the Soviet model of sports of Chinese leaders, who, with the beginning of the creation of the People’s Republic, sought to create their own system of physical culture and sports competitions. In the course of the study, the results of the exchange of delegations, the peculiarities of adaptation and implementation of the Soviet ideology “Ready for Labor and Defense”, which transformed the Chinese concept of “Labor and Defense”, were considered. Particular emphasis is placed on the participation of the PRC, with the support of the USSR, in major sports events outside the Olympic Games, and then China’s decision to join the IOC and participate in the competition. Also, the article analyzes in detail the construction of a system for the education of physical culture and sports in Chinese schools, the process of developing textbooks and manuals based on Soviet publications, the peculiarities of creating one’s own pedagogical base and upbringing with the subsequent transfer of this model to the working class. In addition, the reasons for the weakening of Soviet influence are indicated. to the sports field in the late 1950s.