Spartak is a Leningrad sports newspaper published in 1924-1939. (in 1924-1932 it was published in the format of a magazine ).
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 The last issue of Spartak, February 27, 1939 , is kept in the newspaper department of the Russian National Library | |
| Type of | sports newspaper |
| Publisher | Committee for Physical Culture and Sports under the Leningrad Executive Committee and the Leningrad City Council |
| Founded by | May 25, 1924 |
| Termination of Publications | February 27, 1939 |
| Periodicity | once a week; in 1936 - 1939 - 2-3 times a week |
| Circulation | in 1931 50,000 copies, in 1939 - 10,000 copies. |
History
The first issue of Spartak was released May 25, 1924 . The pages of the publication covered current issues of physical culture , published materials for instructors and athletes, official orders and instructions, the Leningrad and All-Union sports chronicle. By 1931, Spartak had become very popular among readers - the circulation exceeded 50,000 copies. Along with the growing popularity, the number of pages in each issue increased. As a result, it was decided to switch to a newspaper instead of a magazine . The first issues of Spartak were released in a new format in December 1931 , and from August 1932 the sports weekly was finally published in the form of a newspaper. Spartak is a valuable source for anyone interested in pre-war Soviet sports . Many events in the sports life of Leningrad were far from always reflected in the pages of the largest city newspapers ( Leningradskaya Pravda , Smena , Krasnaya Gazeta ), and they were covered in great detail in Spartak. The newspaper had a large staff of photographers, which made it possible to richly illustrate the materials. Spartak was also distinguished from other publications by a large role of sportsmen - ordinary Leningrad residents often acted as authors of articles. At the moment, almost the entire set of the newspaper (from 1931 - 1939 ) has been digitized by the Russian National Library .