RETROSPECTIVE ANALYSIS OF THE ALL-UNION SPORTS COMPLEX "READY FOR LABOR AND DEFENSE OF THE USSR"
In this article, the author conducts a retrospective analysis of the emergence and development of the physical culture complex «ready for labor and defense of the USSR», its significance as one of the main elements of state policy on the cultivation of a healthy lifestyle and therefore is of significant importance for the economy, defense and national security of the country. The high ideological and political orientation of the TRP complex, the general availability of physical exercises included in its standards, their obvious benefits for health promotion and the development of skills and abilities necessary in everyday life, made the TRP complex popular among the population and especially among young people. TRP norms were carried out in schools, collective farm brigades, workers of factories, factories, railways, etc. Already in 1931, 24 thousand Soviet citizens received TRP badges.