In the early eighties, the country still lacked new trends and breaths of fresh air. On Soviet television, then for the general population, only long-recorded and obsolete morning exercises were shown. This action was dejectedly, conservatively and dryly. Ordinary people far from sports, it was not interesting to work on the beauty of the body. Or were matters more important.
Elena Bukreeva. Biography
Many interesting personalities and names appeared in the not so distant eighties of the twentieth century. One of these names is Elena Bukreeva, whose biography in sports is very bright from 1979 to 1984: athlete, honored master of sports in rhythmic gymnastics in the Soviet Union. Elena Konstantinovna Bukreeva was born in 1965 in the USSR. Has a group of gymnasts sports awards: World Cup - Gold, Belgrade, 1983; European Championship - Gold, Stavanger, 1982. She became a kind of symbol of the beauty of the female figure, fit and harmonious body. How?
Rhythmic gymnastics. Birth
At that time, aerobics was already gaining popularity abroad, many bright models from TV screens to music taught the population how to look fit and young. In the Soviet Union , somewhere in higher circles, it was decided to launch a similar project, which was a kind of breakthrough at that time. We picked up beautiful gymnasts, the best of the best. Moreover, those behind whose shoulders there were considerable records.
One of them was Elena Bukreeva. Beautiful, slim, charismatic gymnast. She stood out clearly among others in her own way. A set of exercises was developed not only by athletes, choreographers, but also by actors. The task was to create a bright, impressive sports show for ordinary people. Elena Bukreeva took an active part in this, made her contribution. In particular, Bukreeva proposed several of her exercises, which were accessible to any person, including housewives who were far from sports.
Twisting the body in a sitting position, push-ups from the knees, stretching and half-twine. Elena divided her complex into two parts: aerobic and power. The loads alternated according to the degree of study of muscle groups. She, relying on the experience of the athlete, knew about the importance of these moments for the health and harmonious development of the body. Bukreeva Elena correctly completed the release, conducting exercises at the end of the lesson to restore breathing and muscle relaxation. They called this complex “Rhythmic gymnastics”, “Rhythm”. The term is new, as the definition of “aerobics” was alien at that time. Beautiful music was chosen. Issues of rhythmic gymnastics came out three times a week and had incredible success and popularity.
Sudden popularity
It would seem an ordinary event. But in a country not accustomed to such manifestations of beauty and a creative approach in sports, a certain upheaval took place. The program was conducted, along with Elena Bukreeva, and other athletes, equally attractive. Each formed an army of its own fans. Elena Bukreeva conducted two issues of rhythmic gymnastics - from March to October 1985. There was a powerful resonance after the releases: calendars and posters with the image of Elena Bukreeva appeared on the shelves of the Union Press. She became a symbol of beauty and style, an example that everyone wanted to emulate. And this is understandable, on the screen the athlete appeared in beautiful gymnastic swimsuits with bright prints, stylish leggings. This became a bright spot among the gray everyday life of housewives.
The pursuit of beauty
After that, colorful leggings appeared in every self-respecting girl, woman! Everyone wanted to look like Elena. Suddenly, an understanding woke up that everyone can have a beautiful body, you just need to make an effort! The desire for beauty was extinguished for a long time in our country, but sooner or later it burst out. The biography of Elena Bukreeva (photo above) became interesting to most of the country's population. Many houses hung a colorful poster or calendar with her image.
About the male part of the population and can not speak. Everyone liked the beautiful athletes, and even without doing it, the men set alarms so as not to oversleep the release of rhythmic gymnastics and watch it! In this sense, master of sports Elena Bukreeva unwittingly became the sex symbol of the country at that time. A breakthrough was made to the new - to a healthy lifestyle, an understanding of the beauty and health of the human body. A genuine interest in sports and self-improvement arose, a warm light came on in the hearts of many women, as they began to learn to love themselves.