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St. Petersburg Academy of Physical Culture, Fitness and Sports
Established: 1930 St. PetersburgEstablished in the 1930s as the Leningrad Military Academy of Physical Fitness "General Staff of the Armed Forces", the academy serves as the training hub for military sportsmen of the Russian Armed Forces. Its graduates ...
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St. Petersburg Academy of Physical Culture, Fitness and Sports
