З"ясовано стан, в якому перебувала спортивна сфера України в умовах повоєнної відбудови. У перші мирні роки глядачі тисячами заповнили стадіони - люди прагнули знову насолодитися мирним життям. Найбільш популярним з довоєнних часів залишався футбол, який не мав конкурентів серед інших видів спорту. Тому в ці роки організатори різноманітних змагань, аби залучити глядачів на свої заходи, проводили їх перед футбольними матчами або ж у перерві між ними. Влада вважала спорт одним із ефективних засобів повернення людей до цивільного життя. Низка проведених змагань мала не стільки спортивний, скільки політичний характер - оприявнення мирного життя. Закцентовано увагу на зміні парадигми розвитку фізичної культури та спорту у другій половині 1940-х рр. Робота ґрунтується на історичному аналізі архівних джерел,завдяки чому досліджено ступінь популярності та поширення окремих видів спорту, особливостіїх культивації.
Исследовано состояние спортивной сферы Украины в условиях послевоенного восстановления. Акцентировано внимание на смене парадигмы развития физической культуры и спорта во второй половине 1940-х годов. Работа основывается на использовании исторического анализа архивных источников, благодаря чему раскрыта степень популярности и распространения оп&ределенных видов спорта, особенности их культивации.
The analysis of state policy in the sphere of physical culture and sport in Ukraine in post-war years, the state that once exile Nazis from USSR started renovation of sporting life. In the fi rst &of peace years the stadiums was filled by thousand spectators. It was general trend in post-war are in the whole world - people wanted again enjoy a peaceful life. Most popular from before the war remained football, which did not have competitors bet&ween other sports. Therefore, in these years the organizers of various competitions to attract spectators to their events, it carried before football match or the break between them. There was a lot of competition - in fact, every week in the territo&ry of Ukraine was these or others sorts events. Government believed that sport one of the most effective means of returning people to civilian life. A number of competition were not only sporty character but also political- developing of a peaceful l&ife. In post-war years, the changed paradigm in developing of Soviet sport - it became a full participant in the world of sports life. In particular, in 1946 the Soviet weightlifters joined to International weightlifting Federation (IWF), the footbal&l section of SRSR- to International Football Federation (FIFA). In 1947 allunion sections in six type of sport was joined to international federations: International Federation Amateur Wrestling (FILA), International Amateur Basketball Federation (FI&BA), International Amateur Swimming Federation (FINA), the International Skating Union (ICU), the International Chess Federation (Fide). Then in post-war year"s germinated insulation (or self-insulation) Soviet sport and it joined to international sp&orting community. The Soviet power began to consider sport that can be presented benefits of political system. Organization of sports life is put on global principles. Therefore, it was the logical resolution of the Committee for Physical Culture and& Sport of the Council of Ministers of the USSR adopted in July 1947 "On the promotion of growth of sport and technical achievements of Soviet athletes". Introduced awarding athletes All-Union and international achievements gold and silver medals (as &it was accepted in the world), as well as silver and bronze tokens and prizes. I think that sports awards were such a "sign symbol" new Soviet sport. Medal as "know" showed victory, carrying understandable information to all people about the achievem&ents of an athlete, selecting it from this public. Medal as a "symbol" is also carrying certain value norm showing owner medal a hero in the eyes of society, it refl ects the ideals of a new Soviet sport that is moving away from the mass character, f&
