Everyone to Skis!: Skiing in Russia and the Rise of Soviet Biathlon /
Nowhere in the world was the sport of biathlon, a combination of cross-country skiing and rifle marksmanship, taken more seriously than in the Soviet Union, and no other nation garnered greater success at international venues. From the introduction of modern biathlon in 1958 to the USSR's demis...
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Format: | Electronic Book |
Language: | English |
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DeKalb, Illinois :
NIU Press,
2013
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Edition: | 1st ed |
Series: | NIU Series in Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Studies
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