The hidden soldiers of the Soviet Union

Abstract

With the banner of "socialism in one country", Stalin would assume the reins of Soviet society and co-opt spaces like sport to achieve his goals at an international level, making it an essential part of the spirit of the party. To achieve this, the sports machinery of the revolution created sports facilities in all the republics of the USSR and prepared thousands of physical instructors who first trained Soviet athletes and then those of the rest of the world after the war (Mejía, 2021), making millions of athletes, hidden soldiers who would defend at all times, the socialist ideals of Lenin's revolution.