1968 Fizkul'tura i Sport Women Athletes

This is issue #5 of Fizkul'tura i Sport (Физкультура и Спорт) from 1968, featuring a radiant cover of Soviet female athletes in blue CCCP jerseys celebrating in warm sunlight. Inside includes an artistic spread "Na Vse Ruki Mastera" with silhouetted horseback riders against purple landscape and military officer photographs. The back cover shows synchronized young gymnasts in black with decorative red flower headdresses.

Fizkul'tura i Sport was founded in 1922 as the Soviet Union's premier sports magazine. Published monthly from Moscow, it promoted fizkultura as essential to Soviet citizenship, combining athletics coverage with health education and ideals of the New Soviet Person. Women's sports received particular emphasis as proof of gender equality under socialism.

Good vintage condition. Cover shows moderate edge wear and creasing. Pages intact with natural yellowing. Some spine wear. All pages intact.