Putin's Plan for Tougher Pupils Recalls Soviet Era.

Authors :: Cullison, Alan
Source :: Wall Street Journal - Eastern Edition. 3/14/2013, Vol. 261 Issue 60, pA14-A14. 2/5p. 1 Color Photograph.
Publication Year :: 2013
Abstract: The article reports that on March 13, 2013 Russian President Vladimir Putin called for the revival of a physical-fitness program for schoolchildren originally begun in 1931 under then-President Joseph Stalin to promote sportsmanship and defense of the socialist empire.