The Spartakiad of Peoples of the USSR (, Spartakiada narodov SSSR; ; ) were mass multi-event competitions in the Soviet Union in 1956–1991, descendants of the 1928 All-Union Spartakiad that took place in Moscow. The competitions were designed to be conducted between constituent union republics of the Soviet Union, but the Russian SFSR was always represented by three teams, the RSFSR itself as a whole along with separate teams from its main two cities, Moscow and Leningrad. The Moscow team was the most successful performer at the Spartakiad of Peoples of the USSR.

Summer editions were always held in Moscow and winter editions held four times in Sverdlovsk, twice in Krasnoyarsk and once in Kiev. There were ten summer Spartakiads and seven winter Spartakiads.

Background In 1952, the Soviet Union decided to join the Olympic movement, and international Spartakiads ceased, but the term continued to exist for internal sports events in the Soviet Union of different levels, from local up to the Spartakiad of the Peoples of the USSR. The latter event was held twice in four years: Winter Spartakiad and Summer Spartakiad.

The first Soviet Spartakiad was held in 1956. Until 1975, all summer finals were held in Moscow, later in some other cities throughout the Soviet Union (though most events were still held in Moscow). The winter finals were often held in Sverdlovsk.

List of Spartakiades of Peoples of USSR Summer (1956, 1959, 1963, 1967, 1971, 1975, 1979, 1983, 1986, 1991) Winter (1962, 1966, 1974, 1978, 1982, 1986, 1990)

Summer EditionYearCityNationStart dateEnd date I 1956 () Moscow Soviet Union August August II 1959 () Moscow Soviet Union August August III 1963 () Moscow Soviet Union August August IV 1967 () Moscow Soviet Union July August V 1971 () Moscow Soviet Union August August VI 1975 () Moscow Soviet Union March August VII 1979 () Moscow Soviet Union August August VIII 1983 () Moscow Soviet Union May August IX 1986 () Moscow Soviet Union June September X 1991 () Moscow Soviet Union March September

Winter

EditionYearCityNationStart dateEnd date I 1962 () Sverdlovsk Soviet Union March March II 1966 () Sverdlovsk, Gorky, Terskol and Kiev Soviet Union March March III 1974 () Sverdlovsk Soviet Union March March IV 1978 () Sverdlovsk Soviet Union March March V 1982 () Krasnoyarsk Soviet Union 4 March 16 March VI 1986 () Krasnoyarsk Soviet Union 24 February 11 March VII 1990 () Kiev Soviet Union March March

Sports Summer Sports 1956 1959 1963 1967 1971 1975 1979 1983 1986 1991 TotalArchery X X X X X X 6Athletics () X X X X X X X X X X 10Badminton X X 2Basketball X X X X X X X X X 9Boxing X X X X X X X X X X 10Chess X X X X X X X X 8Cycling (track) X X X X X X X X 8Cycling (road) X X X X X X X X X X 10Diving X X X X X X X X X X 10Equestrian X X X X X X X X X X 10Fencing X X X X X X X X X X 10Field hockey X X X 3Football () X X X X 4Gorodki X X 2Gymnastics (acrobatic) X X 2Gymnastics (artistic) X X X X X X X X X X 10Gymnastics (rhythmic) X X X X 4Gymnastics (trampolining) X X 2Handball X X X X X 5Judo X X X X 4Kayak and Canoe X X X X X X X X X X 10Kettlebell lifting X 1Modern pentathlon X X X X X X X X X 9Motorcycle sport X 1Rowing X X X X X X X X 8Sailing X X X X X X 6Sambo X X X X X X 6Shooting X X X X X X X X X 9Skeet shooting X X X X X X X X X 9Swimming X X X X X X X X X X 10Synchronized swimming X X X 3Table tennis X X X X X 5Tennis X X X X X X X X X 9Underwater sports X 1Volleyball (men) X X X X X X X X X X 10Volleyball (women) X X X X X X X X X 9Water polo X X X X X X X X X 9Water skiing X 1Weightlifting X X X X X X X X X X 10Wrestling (freestyle) X X X X X X X X X X 10Wrestling (Greco-Roman) X X X X X X X X X X 10

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