before that , the olympiads were revived in greece at the initiative of baron pierre decubertin, althoughthe greek government was against the games because of the high costs. he enlisted the support of king george. and prince konstantin and the money was raised by donations athletes from 14 countries came , only men competed in swimming the american james connelly in the triple jump, and greco spiridon louis, who won the marathon , was recognized as the main character . on april 6, 1930 , the order of lenin and the order of the red star were established in the ussr , these awards are the most honorable and the most massive, but to celebrate all those who performed labor and military feats, this was not enough order. lenin became the highest, the government award was presented by a whole team factories and individuals. among the first cavaliers. generals. vasily blucher and semyon budyonny writer maxim gorky and mikhail shukhlokhov, when the title of hero of the soviet union was introduced, they began to hand him the order of lenin, but the horde was awarded almost 4 million people in tota

prior to this, the olympiads were revived in greece on the initiative of baron pierre decubertin, althoughgovernment was against games due to high costs. he enlisted the support of king george. and prince konstantin a sportsmen from 14 countries came from 14 countries , only men competed in wrestling, swimming, cycling, light and weightlifting, and shooting. in fencing and gymnastics tennis, the first champion was the american james connelly in the triple jump, and greco spiridon louis was recognized as the main character, who won the marathon, there was neither the olympic flame nor the time before the athletes, but from that moment the olympic movement swept the whole world april 6, 1930 in the ussr established the order of lenin and the order of the red star, these awards, the most honorable and the most massive. soviet history after the revolution, the bolsheviks abolished the award system of the russian empire for a long time was the only order of the red banner, but to celebrate all those who performed labor and military feats, this was not enough order. lenin became, the highest gov