Gorodki
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Gorodki is a Russian folk sport. Similar in concept to bowling and also somewhat to horseshoes, the aim of the game is to knock out groups of skittles arranged in various patterns by throwing a bat at
A game of gorodki in Moscow, 1935
Gorodki target in "Machine gun installation" setup
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Ivan Pavlov
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Ivan Petrovich Pavlov was a Russian and Soviet experimental neurologist and physiologist known for his discovery of classical conditioning through his experiments with dogs. Pavlov also conducted sign
Gorodki
…it was played by Russian historical figures such as Peter I, Alexander Suvorov, Vladimir Lenin, and Joseph Stalin, as well as cultural luminaries like Ivan Pavlov, Leo Tolstoy, Maksim Gorky, Nikolay Timofeev-Ressovsky, and others. The game as it existed prior to 1923 had no rules per se. It was organized into a…
Pavlov in his later years
The Pavlov Memorial Museum in Ryazan, Pavlov's former home, built in the early 19th century
Ivan Pavlov c. 1883
A 1935 portrait of Pavlov by Mikhail Nesterov