ENTERTAINMENT FOR NOBLEMAN: CROQUET AND TENNIS ON THE TERRITORY OF BELARUS IN THE EARLY 20TH CENTURY
The article examines the formation of pre-revolutionary amateur croquet and lawn-tennis on the territory of Belarus as part of the all-Russian process of forming a leisure culture. The evolution of these sports is noted: from aristocratic fun to the massive participation of various layers of the urban population. Attention is paid to infrastructure, price dynamics for croquet and tennis amateurs, as well as the rules of the game in the pre-revolutionary period in the Belarusian provinces.