Abstract: Sports Theory and Practice is an important part of the sports history in the former Soviet Union. The historical existence of the magazine for over 80 years and the discussions on various sports theories and practices printed in it vividly reflected the historical change of the Soviet Unions' sports history and sports science. In the 1920s and 30s, the former Soviet Union witnessed great disturbances, which, although interrupting the magazine for a while, just reflected the twists and turns, the themes and the changes of Soviet union in its sports development, politics and society. The magazine's first decade was closely related to the sports and socialist construction of the country at that time.

Key words: Sports Theory and Practice, 1920s and 30s, Soviet union sports