Cold War Era Soviet Pin – “Ready for Labour and Defence of the USSR” Ready for Labour and Defence of the USSR (Russian: «Готов к труду и обороне СССР» Gotov k trudu i oborone SSSR) abbreviated as “GTO” was the All-Union physical culture training programme, introduced in the USSR on March 11, 1931 on the initiative by VLKSM. It was a complement to the Unified Sports Classification System of the USSR. While the latter provided Soviet physical education system requirements only for athletes, GTO was a programme for all Soviet people of almost all ages. By the year 1976, 220 million people were awarded GTO badges, while in 1986 the tests were passed by 33.9 million people. Vintage Soviet Pin Badge Strike Worker of Communist Labour Udarnik Badge (vintage item from the 1970’s) Soviet badge Shock worker of Communist Labour The Shock worker of Communist Labour (Russian: Ударник коммунистического труда, tr. Udarnik kommunisticheskogo truda) was an official title of honor awarded in the Soviet Union to those who displayed exemplary performance in labor discipline. It was awarded with a badge and certificate, as well as a cash prize. Local pickup at SMU Blvd & Greenville Ave in East Dallas. Shipping available upon request. Asking $20 OBO. Item is cross posted. Thanks! Cold War Era Soviet Pin – “Ready for Labour and Defence of the USSR” Ready for Labour and Defence of the USSR (Russian: «Готов к труду и обороне СССР» Gotov k trudu i oborone SSSR) abbreviated as “GTO” was the All-Union physical culture training programme, introduced in the USSR on March 11, 1931 on the initiative by VLKSM. It was a complement to the Unified Sports Classification System of the USSR. While the latter provided Soviet physical education system requirements only for athletes, GTO was a programme for all Soviet people of almost all ages. By the year 1976, 220 million people were awarded GTO badges, while in 1986 the tests were passed by 33.9 million people. Pre-WWII Initially the GTO had one level with three age groups. To earn the GTO badge, an individual needed pass 21 tests, of which 13 had concrete norms. Sports in the country were only beginning to develop; there were a few physical culture collectives by enterprises and organizations, that could organize physical training, and the GTO provided the unique possibility to involve people into sports activities, hence the variety of tests. On December 7, 1932, the second level was introduced for the same three age groups. This was done to stimulate the improvement of skills of those who passed the first level. The second level had 24 tests, 19 of them had concrete norms. Each test result could be one of two: passed and not passed. 1945-1972 The 1946 revision, along with the GTOs importance for military and labour activities, emphasized its health protection aspect. In many tests norms were reduced, reflecting the devastation and famine that worsened the health of the people. The 1959 revision saw a new system of evaluation. To earn the GTO badge, a person had to collect a certain number of points, passing all the tests. This stimulated the individuals interest in achieving the best results possible in all tests of the programme. 1972 and beyond There were two badges on each level; the silver GTO badge and the golden GTO badge, awarded to those who passed all the tests, fulfilling the respective norms. On the fourth level, Physical perfection, there was also a special GTO With Honours golden badge, awarded to those, who fulfilled all norms required for the golden badge of the fourth level and was the First Class Sportsman in one sports discipline or the Second-Class Sportsman in two disciplines.[3] Among the tests were running (100m, 1000m, 3000m), long jump, high jump, pull-ups, rising up with a turn on the high bar, dummy grenade throwing, cross-country skiing (5 km or 10 km; or 5 km running in southern regions), 50m small bore rifle shooting, swimming (100m with time, or 200m without time). Since 1974 All-Union All Around GTO Сompetition was held, where the gold medal USSR All Around GTO Champion (Russian: Чемпион СССР по многоборью ГТО) was awarded for the first place. In 1975, 37 million people participated in the competition, 500 people competed in the finals. In 1985 the sixth level was introduced - Ready for the start (Russian: К стартам готов) - for boys and girls 7–9 years of age. So, the GTO programme comprised almost all ages. Local pickup at SMU Blvd & Greenville Ave in East Dallas. Shipping available upon request. Asking $20/pin or $50 for all three pins. Item is cross posted. Thanks!
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