SOKOLSKAYA GYMNASTICS AS A PHENOMENON OF DEVELOPMENT OF PHYSICAL CULTURE IN THE RUSSIAN EMPIRE AT THE BEGINNING OF THE 20 <sup>th</sup> CENTURY
The article deals with the problem of formation of Sokolskaya gymnastics in the Russian Empire at the beginning of the 20 th century. The article reveals the role of Sokolskaya gymnastics in the development of sports movement in the provinces of the Russian Empire. The author investigates the way Sokolskaya gymnastics turns into a social phenomenon as exemplified by Vyatka province.