SOKOLSKAYA GYMNASTICS AS A PHENOMENON OF DEVELOPMENT OF PHYSICAL CULTURE IN THE RUSSIAN EMPIRE AT THE BEGINNING OF THE 20 <sup>th</sup> CENTURY
The article deals with the problem of formation of Sokolskaya gymnastics in the Russian Empire at the beginning of the 20 <sup>th</sup> century. The article reveals the role of Sokolskaya gymnastics in the development of sports movement in the provinces of the Russian Empire. The author investigates the way Sokolskaya gymnastics turns into a social phenomenon as exemplified by Vyatka province.