Russian State University of Physical Education, Sport, Youth and Tourism

Coordinates: 55°48′06″N 37°45′46″E / 55.8016°N 37.7627°E / 55.8016; 37.7627
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Russian State University of Physical Education, Sport, Youth and Tourism (SCOLIPE)
Российский государственный университет физической культуры, спорта, молодёжи и туризма (ГЦОЛИФК)
Established1918
RectorProfessor Tamara Viсtorovna Mikhaylova
Location
Moscow, Russia

55°48′06″N 37°45′46″E / 55.8016°N 37.7627°E / 55.8016; 37.7627
Websitewww.sportedu.ru/en

Russian State University of Physical Education, Sport, Youth and Tourism (SCOLIPE) (Russian: Российский государственный университет физической культуры, спорта, молодёжи и туризма (ГЦОЛИФК)) is a university in Moscow, founded in 1918.[1][2]

Names[edit]

  • 1918 – Moscow State University of Physical Education
  • 1920 – State Central Institute of Physical Education (SCIPE)
  • 1934 – State Central Order of Lenin Institute of Physical Education (SCOLIPE)
  • 1937 – State Central Order of Lenin Institute of Physical Education "Marshal Joseph Stalin"
  • 1961 – State Central Order of Lenin Institute of Physical Education (SCOLIPE)
  • 1993 – Russian State Academy of Physical Education (RSAPE)
  • 2001 – Russian State University of Physical Education, Sport, Youth and Tourism (RSUPESY&T)

Notable alumni[edit]

Many graduates are European, World, Olympic and Paralympic champions:

Concentration[edit]

David Rigert
Irina Slutskaya

Other[edit]

Notable faculty[edit]

  • David Tyshler (1927–2014), Ukrainian/Soviet Olympic bronze medalist fencer

Selected departments and specializations[edit]

Chess[edit]

Grigory Goldberg [ru] (1908–1976), in 1966, was the founding head of the postbaccalaureate program in chess which initially was organized as an academic specialization of the institution. In 1974, the specialization program was upgraded to the Chess Department that offered a Master of Sport in Chess. The chess program is chronicled as the first in the history of higher education.[3]

The Master of Sports in Chess should not be confused with the title and rank, Master of Sports of the USSR in Chess [ru], which was established for men in 1934 and for women in 1950.[1] From 1934 through 1987, the USSR conferred 1,061 Master of Sport in Chess titles – 904 to men and 157 to women. The Master of Sport of the USSR was a nationally distinguished rank and title for many major sports of the former Soviet Union.[3][4]

Heads of the chess program
Years Name
1966–1975 Grigory Abramovich Goldberg [ru] (1908–1976).
1977–1982 GM Yakov Estrin (1923–1987).
1982–1983 GM Nikolai Krogius (Russian: Николай Владимирович Крогиус) (born 1930) earned a PhD in psychology in 1969 from Leningrad State University and established himself as a scholar in cognition during conflicts. Krogius is recognized as a pioneer in research on the psychology of the chess game. He has published about 20 of his books and 150 articles on the topic. In Russian psychology, Krogius's notable works include "Personality in Conflict" and Psychology of Chess Creativity.[5] In 1998, Krogius emigrated with his family to the United States.
1990–2010 Evgeny Pavlovich Linovitsky (Russian: Евгений Павлович Линовицкий) (born 1935), a rocket engineer, military pilot, and former major general in the Soviet Strategic Missile Forces. He was a 1968 graduate of the Military Engineering Academy named after F. Dzerzhinsky. He was a recipient of the Soviet Order of the Red Banner of Labor for unique combat training missile launches.

Notes and references[edit]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ a b Riordan 1977, p. 77.
  2. ^ Linovitsky 1993, pp. 309–316.
  3. ^ a b Dvoretsky 2012, pp. 51.
  4. ^ Soltis 2014, pp. 49–50.
  5. ^ Krogius 1981.

References[edit]

  • Dvoretsky, Mark Izrailovich (2012). "Институт Физкультуры: Тренер-Почасовик" [Institute of Physical Culture: Hourly Trainer]. In Барский, Владимир Леонидович [in Russian] (ed.). Книга Для Друзей И Коллег [A Book for Friends and Colleagues]. Moscow: Андрей Ельков. p. 51. ISBN 9785990235250. OCLC 808348716. Retrieved September 3, 2020 – via 64ab.ru (Saint Petersburg). Note: the author states that the Chess Department founded in 1966 by Grigory Goldberg at the State Central Institute of Physical Culture of the Order of Lenin was (inferring from a translation) the first comprehensive academic chess program in higher education in the world. (publisher link – Андрей Ельков)
  • Krogius, Nikolay Vladimirovich (1981). Психология Шахматного Творчества [Psychology of Chess Creativity] (in Russian). Moscow: State Central Order of Lenin Institute of Physical Education. OCLC 8316583. (Total Pages: 181).
  • Linovitsky, Evgeny Pavlovich (1993). "КАФЕДРЕ ШАХМАТ – ДЕСЯТЬ ЛЕТ" [Chess Chair – Ten Years]. Труды Ученых ГЦОЛИФКа – 75 Лет: Ежегодник [Works of Scientist of the Russian State University of Physical Education, Sport, Youth and Tourism – 75th Anniversary: Yearbook] (digital online) (in Russian). Moscow. pp. 309–316.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  • Riordan, James (1977). Sport in Soviet Society: Development of Sport and Physical Education in Russia and the USSR. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978052128023-5.
  • Soltis, Andrew (2014) [2000]. "Tough Examiners: Beyond Maestro". Soviet Chess 1917–1991. McFarland & Company. ISBN 9781476611235. OCLC 41940198. (Total Pages: 450).

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