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Soviet Gymnastics Videos

Movies from the Soviet Era

("Kukolka" (Little doll) is a little gem of the Soviet Cinema, set in the momentous history-changing time - the late 1980s - during perestroika, glasnost and the last years of the Soviet Union. The heroine, 16 year old ex-world champion gymnast, is powerfully played by real-life master of sport Svetlana Zasypkina, on whose life the film is loosely based.)

Documentaries from Soviet Television

1992 Soviet Training Documentary NEW!

Aired before the 1992 Olympics. Features both the men's and women's team. In the french language.

1983 Soviet Gymnastics Documentary

1991 Training Session at Round Lake.

(A two hour video recording of a training session at Round Lake back in 1991 just before the Soviet Union broke up. In this video, you can see gymnasts such as Boggi, Lacshenova, Lysenko, Kotchektova (does three double layouts in one Floor Exercise.), and many more! The recording was done at the same time visitors were at Round Lake recording footage for what later would be for a documentary by A&E called "More Than a Game." This was probably meant to be footage for the documentary.)

(There are more documentaries in Russian on the Russian version of this page.)

Soviet Gymnastics Montages

(A wonderful set of montages from Isabel at isa1285!)

History of Soviet Gymnastics - Their History

The History of Soviet Gymnastics - Part 1 - The Faces

The History of Soviet Gymnastics - Part 2 - 1968-1980

The History of Soviet Gymnastics - Part 3 - 1981-1984

The History of Soviet Gymnastics - Part 4 - 1985-1988

The History of Soviet Gymnastics - Part 5 - 1989-1992

The History of Soviet Gymnastics - Part 6 - The Falls and Disappointment

The History of Soviet Gymnastics - Part 7 - The Happy Moments

The History of Soviet Gymnastics - Life After Gymnastics