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Seminar on Traditional Games in the Russian State House of Folk Art

At the end of last week, the first seminar of the Traditional Games and Ethnosport Federation of Russia under the name ‘Traditional games and holidays’ was held in the Russian State House of Folk Art Federation. 16 people from Moscow, Moscow Region and Bryansk came together to participate in the seminar. They were organizers of …

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Library on the Traditional Games Replenished with an Encyclopaedia and Rarities

The online library on the traditional games supported by the Commission of the Russian Federation for UNESCO has been replenished with new books, well known in the art, as well as new collections. The publication Lapta. Rules and Varieties of the Game (1915) introduces readers to the original rules of this primordial play when it …

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Traditional Nyul-Takhli Wrestling on the Day of Hunter, Fisherman and Reindeer Breeder

The annual tournament on the traditional nyul-takhli wrestling was held in the Russkinskaya village of the Surgut district of the Khanty-Mansiysk Autonomous District – Yugra. It has been the third consecutive year that the traditional nyul-takhlil wrestling, involving the indigenous inhabitants of the Surgut region, is held on the Day of Hunter, Fisherman and Reindeer …

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Reindeer Breeders and Strongmen Competed at ArcticMan 2015

As part of the XX open competitions for Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous District (YANAD) Governor\’s Cup among the reindeer breeders, the ArcticMen-2015 tournament was held by the World Strongman Federation (WSF). Traditional stick pulling, a kind of ethnosport, was also included in its program. The opening ceremony for the event was held with the participation of acting …

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Traditional Games Library

The Traditional Games and Ethnosport Federation of Russia together with \»Ethnosport\» journal created an online library on traditional games, with the support of the Commission of the Russian Federation for UNESCO. Alexey Kylasov, a cultural specialist, President of the Traditional Games and Ethnosport Federation of Russia, set the project in motion. On his personal website …

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