Spartakiad
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The Spartakiad (or Spartakiade) was an international sports event that was sponsored by the Soviet Union. Five international Spartakiades were held from 1928 to 1937. Later Spartakiads were organized as national sport events of the Eastern Bloc countries. The games were organised by Red Sport International.
Key facts
- Recurring event.name
- Spartakiad
- Recurring event.image
- Spartakiade.JPG
- Recurring event.caption
- "The Red Sport International defends the Soviet Union": Poster of the 2nd International Spartakiad of the Red Sport International (Berlin, 1931)
- Recurring event.status
- Defunct
- Recurring event.genre
- Multi-sport event
- Recurring event.begins
- 1928
- Recurring event.ends
- 1937
- Recurring event.years_active
- –
- Recurring event.organised
- Red Sport International
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Encyclopedic overview
10 sectionsContents
- Background
- List of Spartakiads
- After World War II
- Soviet Union
- Czechoslovakia
- Albania
- Other
- See also
- References
- External links
The Spartakiad (or Spartakiade) was an international sports event that was sponsored by the Soviet Union. Five international Spartakiades were held from 1928 to 1937. Later Spartakiads were organized as national sport events of the Eastern Bloc countries. The games were organised by Red Sport International.
==Background==
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