Soviet literature dealing with sport and physical training

[A.Smith]

Dear Dunia,

I forgot to mention in my previous message Andrei Platonov's novel "Happy
Moscow" (Schastlivaia Moskva, 1932-36). The main protagonist of the novel
(Moskva Chestnova) works as an instructor in sky diving/parachute jumping.
There are some interesting passages in the novel that describe her training
methods, her experiences, etc. The electronic version of this novel
(published for the first time in "Novyj mir" in September 1991) is located
at this site: http://orel.rsl.ru/nettext/russian/platonov_and/sch_mos.htm

Best,
Alexandra


Alexandra Smith (PhD, University of London)
Lecturer in Russian, University of Sheffield
Alexandra.Smith at sheffield.ac.uk

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