On February 8, 2021 at 11:00 a presentation of the book “Anthology of the Russian Olympic Movement” was held at the International News Agency “Russia Today”, dedicated to the 40th anniversary of the Games of the XXII Olympiad in 1980 in Moscow and the 15th anniversary of the non-profit charitable organization “The Russian Olympians Foundation", formed in 2005 on the initiative of the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin.
The Anthology is a work that for the first time combines carefully verified facts, as well as essays, unique photographs and portraits, connected by a single thought.
Russia has been and remains an integral and important part of the Olympic movement, and our athletes are the adornment of major international tournaments. They have won over 1,900 medals at the Olympics, including over 720 gold medals.
The pages of the Anthology highlight the impressive winning streak of domestic athletes, the outstanding successes of foreign athletes - multiple champions of the Olympic Games. Also presented is an illustrated chronicle of the world championships that took place in our country from the 19th century to the present.
The book was published by the Russian Olympians Foundation. The Foundation has become a unique mechanism of charitable support, created thanks to the gratuitous assistance of the members of the Foundation Council to ensure the solution of the strategic tasks of high-performance sports in close cooperation with the state. Within the framework of 140 charitable programs, over the years, the Foundation has provided support to members of the Olympic teams, sports veterans, Olympic reserve schools, athletes who have completed their careers.
The book opens with a greeting from the President of the Russian Federation V.V. Putin.
The Deputy Chairman of the Security Council of the Russian Federation, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Foundation D.A. Medvedev addressed to the participants and viewers of the presentation of the book.
The presentation was taken part by:
- Assistant to the President of the Russian Federation, Chairman of the Presidium of the Board of Trustees of the Russian Olympians Foundation I.E. LEVITIN;
- Deputy Chairman of the Government of the Russian Federation D.N. CHERNYSHENKO;
- President of the Russian Olympic Committee S.A. POZDNYAKOV;
- Minister of Sports of the Russian Federation O.V. MATYTSIN;
- Member of the International Olympic Committee Sh.A. TARPISCHEV;
- honorary members of the IOC V.G. A. V. Smirnov POPOV;
- multiple Olympic champions L.P. SKOBLIKOVA, L.S. LATYNINA, A.G. GORSHKOV, E. V. VYALBE, A.Yu. NEMOV;
- outstanding coaches I.A. VINER-USMANOVA, T.N. POKROVSKAYA and others.
The presentation was also made by the Executive Director of the Foudation A.A. KATUSHEV.
The address of the Deputy Chairman of the Security Council of the Russian Federation, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Foundation D.A. Medvedev to the participants and viewers of the presentation of the publication "Anthology of the Russian Olympic Movement"
Dear friends!
I welcome you to the presentation of the “Anthology of the Russian Olympics Movement” publication. It is dedicated to one of the most significant events in the history of our country - the 40th anniversary of the XXII Summer Olympic Games in Moscow. The publication was prepared by the Russian Olympians Foundation, which is 15 years old.
I want to express my deep gratitude to all members of the Foundation, the caring people who sincerely love sports. Your charitable programs help talented athletes find a future at the end of their careers and successfully master new professions. It is important that your priorities include supporting children's sports in all regions of the country, promoting a healthy lifestyle and solving a variety of sometimes very complex social problems.
Domestic Olympic history is another area to which the Foundation pays great attention. Our country has always been an active participant in the Olympic movement and made a huge contribution to its development. Our athletes have achieved outstanding results in the Summer and Winter Olympics and are among the leaders in the number of medals won. Their names, victories and records are forever inscribed in the history of world sports. The anthology talks in detail about the achievements of thousands of our Olympians, coaches, sponsors of sports, about the importance of the national Olympic movement for the whole world. The presentation of the publication is timed to coincide with the opening date of the XXII Olympic Winter Games in Sochi and once again recalls the sports festival that our country held in its modern history.
I am sure that the “Anthology of the Russian Olympic Movement” will be of interest to a wide range of readers.
I wish you success and all the best.
