OLLS Moscow was the popular name of the ''Amateur Society of Skiing Sports'' (Russian: Общество Любителей Лыжного Спорта, abbreviated to OLLS) established in 1901.. In 1911 it established its own football team, one of the first in
Imperial Russia
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, who became a major figure in the development of
football in the Soviet Union, later recounted the allure of the letters "OLLS" had for him as a child and how in 1916 at the age of ten he crossed Moscow on his own to attend a game at their stadium in
Sokolniki Park
Sokolniki Park, named for the falconry, falcon hunt of the grand princes of Principality of Moscow, Moscow formerly conducted there, is located in the eponymous Sokolniki District of Moscow. Sokolniki Park is not far from the center of the Mo ...
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Skiing in Russia
Sport societies in the Soviet Union