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	Topics Spartakiad Topic Home Spartakiad initially was the name of an international sports event that the Soviet UnionSoviet Union The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , more commonly known as the Soviet Union, was a Communist state that existed... attempted to oppose to the OlympicsOlympic Games Summary The Olympic Games, or Olympics, are an international multi-sport event taking place every four years and comprising su... . (In Russian, there is a certain parallelism in the names: "Spartakiada" and "Olimpiada".) The name, derived from the name of the slaveSlavery Slavery is the social and legal designation of specific persons as property or chattel, for the purpose of providing labor a... rebel leader, SpartacusSpartacus Spartacus, according to Roman historians, was a gladiator-slave who became the alleged leader of an unsuccessful slave upris... , was supposed to symbolize proletarian internationalismProletarian internationalism Summary Proletarian internationalism is a Marxist social class theory concept that members of the working class should act in solida... because Spartacus' revolt united slaves from diverse ethnic backgrounds within the Roman EmpireRoman Empire The Roman Empire was a phase of the ancient Roman civilization characterized by an autocratic form of government.... . As a ClassicalFacts About Classical antiquity *Classical antiquity* is a broad term for a long period of cultural history centered on the Mediterranean Sea, which begin... figure, Spartacus also stood directly in contrast to the aristocraticAristocracy The Ancient Greek term aristocracy meant a system of government with "rule by the best".... nature of the Ancient Olympic GamesAncient Olympic Games Overview The Ancient Olympic Games were an athletic and religious celebration held in the Greek town of Olympia from as early as 776 ... on which the modern "capitalist" Olympics are based. The first Spartakiad was held in August, 1928 in MoscowMoscow Moscow is the capital of Russia and the country's principal political, economic, financial, educational, and transportation... . Eventually the Soviet Union decided to join the Olympic movement, and international Spartakiads ceased. However the term persisted for internal sports events in the Soviet Union of different levels, from local up to the Spartakiad of the Peoples of the USSR (??????????? ??????? ????). The latter event was held twice in four years: Winter Spartakiad and Summer Spartakiad, with international participation. The first Soviet Spartakiad was held in 1956. These events were of huge importance for the Soviet sports. Everyone could participate in them - from ordinary people to top-level athletes. The number of participants, for example, in the 6th Summer Spartakiad of the Peoples of the USSR, was 90 million people (twice the number of athletes in the USSR in that time), including 8,300 Masters of Sports of the USSRUnified Sports Classification System of the USSR Unified Sports Classification System of the USSR was a document, which provided general Soviet physical education system req... . And in the 3rd Winter Spartakiad of the Peoples of the USSR took part 20 million people, including some 1,000 Masters of Sports of the USSR. An importance of Winter and Summer Spartakiads of the Peoples of the USSR may also be seen from the fact, that each of them was commemorated on a series of postage stampPostage stamp postage stamp is evidence of pre-paying a fee for postal services.... s, released in millions of copies (an example of such a stamp is pictured). There was also a "Youth Spartakiad". Still another Soviet sports event with this name, Spartakiad of Trade Unions (??????????? ??????????), survived in a number of post Soviet republics, such as RussiaRussia Russia , also the Russian Federation , is a country that stretches over a vast expanse of Eurasia.... , BelarusBelarus Belarus is a landlocked nation-state in Eastern Europe, which borders Russia, Ukraine, Poland, Lithuania, and Latvia.... , UkraineUkraine Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe.... , UzbekistanUzbekistan Uzbekistan, officially the Republic of Uzbekistan , is a doubly landlocked country in Central Asia.... . The name Spartakiáda was also used for a mass gymnastics display , , which was held every five years at the Strahov StadiumStrahov Stadium The Strahov Stadium is a stadium in the Strahov district of Prague, Czech Republic.... in PraguePrague Summary Prague is the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic.... , CzechoslovakiaCzechoslovakia Czechoslovakia was a country in Central Europe that existed from 1918 until early 1993 .... , when the country was under Communist rule. The first event of this name was held, however, already in 1921, and its initiator Jirí Chaloupecký is credited as the inventor of the name. Similar events were held in AlbaniaAlbania The Republic of Albania is a Balkan country in Southeastern Europe.... during Communist rule as well. External links , Avantgardfilm by Sabine Maier dealing with the phenomenon of the spartakiad.