All-Union Council on Physical Culture and Sports


The All-Union Council on Physical Culture and Sports was a main body of Soviet executive power in physical culture and sports originally established in August 1920 as part of the Soviet vsevobuch. In 1936 it was transformed into an All-Union committee and a State committee.
At first it was established as interdepartamental commission that included representatives of Vseobuch, People's Commissariat of Enlightenment, People's Commissariat of Healthcare, trade unions, Russian League of Communist Youth, and sports-gymnastics societies. It also was a consultative agency to Vseobuch. Since 1923 and until 1936 it was a special agency of the Central Executive Committee of the Soviet Union.
Its main duties included
After 1936, the All-Union council on Physical Culture was transformed into the All-Union Committee on Physical Culture and Sports in 1936–1953 and 1954–1959.
After 1968 it was known as Sportkomitet and Goskomsport.
In 1953–1954 it was part of the Ministry of Healthcare and in 1959–1968 it was governed by the Union of Sports Societies and Organizations.