history of physical culture

The article deals with the history of the development of physical culture of student youth of the Krasnoyars region. In particular, the results of the implementation of the GTO standards at different stages of the complex’s existence during the 1930s–1950s are analyzed. The main chronological dates of changes in the programs of physical education of students are given. Archival sources are represented by the materials of the State Archive of the Krasnoyarsk region, which are being introduced into scientific circulation for the first time.

On the basis of a retrospective analysis, the description of formation stages of physical education of students of higher educational institutions is given. It is shown that the system of physical education of students of higher educational institutions began to form in the nineteenth century. It is pointed out that initially its content was of a militaryphysical orientation. The period of centralized regulation of physical education in higher educational institutions has been established.