📚Source Card #1
“Official Rules of Gorodki Sport”
International Gorodki Federation, IGF
Published: 2019
Used for: Standard competition rules, figure specifications, court dimensions
HOW WE VERIFY
Gorodki has well-documented rules due to its status as an official Soviet sport. We cross-reference official federation rules, historical accounts, and ethnographic studies.
1
Official Rules
Federation-published competition standards from 1923 onward
2
Historical Records
Soviet sports archives and newspaper coverage from peak era
3
Ethnographic Sources
Folk game documentation from pre-standardization period
4
Modern Practice
Current international federation guidelines and tournaments
CONTENT MARKERS
VerifiedVERIFIED - Confirmed by official federation rules and documentation
ReconstructionRECONSTRUCTION - Pre-standardization folk practices reconstructed from ethnographic sources
DramatizationDRAMATIZATION - Artistic interpretation for engagement
SimulationSIMULATION - Digital adaptation of physical throwing mechanics
PRIMARY SOURCES
📚Source Card #2
“Russian Folk Games and Physical Culture”
Pokrovsky, E.A., Moscow State University
Published: 1895
Used for: Pre-standardization folk game documentation, regional variations
📚Source Card #3
“Soviet Physical Culture Encyclopedia”
Soviet Sports Committee, State Publishing House
Published: 1963
Used for: Historical context, Soviet-era popularization, famous players
CHANGELOG
2026.01 - Initial release with official IGF rules
Future - Additional historical figures and regional variants planned