ANGLING IN PETROGRAD: INTERNATIONALISM AND AUTONOMY AT THE TURNING POINT OF EPOCHS

The article is devoted to the history of angling in Petrograd in the context of radical changes in the theory and practice of building international contacts after the Revolution of 1917. This type of leisure was actively developed in Russia, largely due to Western influence. It was not only about foreign fishing tackles and techniques that came to the country, but also about a certain cultural reception, which was manifested, among other things, in the formation of ideas about angling as a sport. The central figure in this process in the period under review was Anatoly Shemansky, who consistently promoted active angling with artificial baits and reel tackle and advocated the preservation and expansion of international contacts with European colleagues in the hobby. The link to sports allowed to count on the support of this type of leisure by the Soviet government, but over time, the lack of alternatives to the adaptation of angling to specific Soviet conditions became more and more clearly visible, which forced to abandon many of the hopes and plans of its popularizers.