The inside story of the USSR’s access to the International Olympic Committee Cover Image

Kulisy przyjęcia ZSRR do Międzynarodowego Komitetu Olimpijskiego
The inside story of the USSR’s access to the International Olympic Committee

Author(s): Artur Pasko
Subject(s): History, Diplomatic history, Political history, Recent History (1900 till today), WW II and following years (1940 - 1949), Post-War period (1950 - 1989)
Published by: Instytut Historii im. Tadeusza Manteuffla Polskiej Akademii Nauk
Keywords: Johannes Sigfrid Edström; USRR; MKOl; Konstantin A. Adrianow; IOC

Summary/Abstract: The Soviet Union has been a member of the International Olympic Committee since 1951. This membership entitled Soviets sportsmen to participate in the Olympic Games. It is, therefore, interesting to explore the circumstances of the Soviet Union’s access to the IOC to answer the following questions: What was the stance of President Johannes Sigfrid Edström and the IOC members on this matter? What was the position of the USSR within the process of accession to the IOC? The analysis is based on the source material kept in the Archives of the International Olympic Committee in Lausanne, Switzerland.

  • Issue Year: 50/2018
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 149-159
  • Page Count: 11
  • Language: Polish