THE CROQUET GAZETTE ISSUE 299 OCTOBER 2005
Croquet in Russia
Croquet in Russia In the short story, “The Old Woman, “ by the Russian writer, Daniil Kharms, there is an interesting foot note alluding to a croquet mallet which ismentioned in the tale:
“It is worth pointing out that croquet remained popular in Russia for a surprisingly long time (20,000 copies of Chesnokov’s Description and Rules of the Game wereprinted in 1930.)”
This raises several interesting questions. was there contact between British and Russian players and their respective croquet associations? Did Jaques supply the Russians with equipment or did they maketheir own? As the rules (printed in 1930)appeared some years after the Revolution(when most aristocratic families weredecimated), does this mean Russian Middleclasses had adopted the game?
Can any of our croquet historian sthrow any light on the intriguing subject of croquet’s erstwhile popularity in Russia?
“It is worth pointing out that croquet remained popular in Russia for a surprisingly long time (20,000 copies of Chesnokov’s Description and Rules of the Game wereprinted in 1930.)”
This raises several interesting questions. was there contact between British and Russian players and their respective croquet associations? Did Jaques supply the Russians with equipment or did they maketheir own? As the rules (printed in 1930)appeared some years after the Revolution(when most aristocratic families weredecimated), does this mean Russian Middleclasses had adopted the game?
Can any of our croquet historian sthrow any light on the intriguing subject of croquet’s erstwhile popularity in Russia?
Источник:
http://www.croquet.org.uk/history/2008/tech/gazette/Gazette%20299%202005-10.pdf
Даниил Хармс "Старуха":
http://lib.ru/HARMS/staruha.txt
Правила игры в крокет составленные Чесноковым:
http://www.croquet-club.com/rules/rules1930-chesnokov.htm
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