The Russian Volleyball Federation (Russian: Всероссийская федерация волейбола, romanized: Vserossiyskaya federatsiya voleybola; abbreviated as VFV,Russian: ВФВ) is the governing body of volleyball in Russia; although existing since 1991, it is the prosecutor of the pre-existing Soviet volleyball federation (Федерация волейбола СССР, Federacija Volejbola SSSR).[citation needed]
It organizes the men's and women's volleyball championships in Russia as well as the activities of the men's and women's national teams of Russia.[1][2][3][4]
In response to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, the International Volleyball Federation suspended all Russian national teams, clubs, and officials, as well as beach and snow volleyball athletes, from all events, and stripped Russia of the right to host the 2022 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship in August 2022, and will relocate games that were to be in Russia in June and July.[5][6] The European Volleyball Confederation (CEV) also banned all Russian national teams, clubs, and officials from participating in European competition, and suspended all members of Russia from their respective functions in CEV organs.[7] It also canceled all competitions in Russia.[8]
The official date of birth of Soviet volleyball is considered to be July 28, 1923, when a match between the men's teams of the Higher Art and Theater Workshops (VKHUTEMAS) and the State School of Cinematography (VKHUTEMAS) took place in Moscow with official arbitration. From the mid-1920s, volleyball teams began to appear in Kharkov, Baku, Tbilisi, Grozny, and Leningrad.
Since 1927, official competitions for the city championship began to be held in Moscow.
Of importance for the further development of volleyball in the USSR was its inclusion in the program of the 1928 All-Union Spartakiad. Preparation for these competitions took place throughout the country. Qualifying tournaments were held in Moscow, Kharkov, and Tbilisi. The main competitions took place in Moscow. The Ukrainian team won the men's tournament, the Moscow team won the women's tournament.
After the All-Union Spartakiad, the popularity of volleyball began to grow rapidly. In volleyball centers such as Moscow, Leningrad, Kharkov, the number of teams ran into many dozens. The geography of the game has also expanded significantly. Sections and teams began to appear in many cities of Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Transcaucasia, and Central Asia. Tournaments were held between the national teams of the cities and many exhibition matches.
In 1932, the All-Union Volleyball Section (since 1959, the USSR Volleyball Federation) was formed as an independent structure within the VSFC. Alexander Abramovich Potashnik was elected its first president.
The popularity of volleyball in the country was growing. In April 1933, the All-Union Volleyball Festival was held in Dnepropetrovsk, involving teams from all volleyball centers in the country. The combined men's and women's teams from Moscow became the winners of the tournament. In terms of their importance, these competitions were already actually the USSR championship. Therefore, it is customary to calculate the serial numbers of the All-Union championships, beginning in 1933.
Since 1938, the USSR championships began to be held between club teams. The first winners of such competitions were "Spartak" (Leningrad) for men and "Spartak" (Moscow) for women.
In 1947, Soviet volleyball entered the international arena. In August in Prague (Czechoslovakia) at the 1st World Festival of Youth and Students, the men's team from Leningrad (reinforced by the volleyball players from Moscow) won a landslide victory in the tournament. In October of the same year, Dynamo Moscow (reinforced by players from other Moscow clubs) beat all their rivals during a tour of Poland.
In 1948, the All-Union Volleyball Section was admitted to the FIVB.
In 1956, the 1st Summer Spartakiad of the Peoples of the USSR was held in Moscow, the winners of which the volleyball competitions were the Ukrainian men's national team and the Moscow women's team. These competitions were also the USSR championship. Volleyball was invariably present in all subsequent Spartakiads.
In 1960, the volleyball European Champions Cup was played for the first time between men's club teams, which was won by the CSKA team. A similar women's tournament was held in 1961 and the Soviet team Dynamo (Moscow) also became its winner.
A year later, for the first time in Poland, the World Cup was played between men's teams, which was won by the USSR team.
In 1966, the USSR national teams debuted at the European Championships among youth teams. Both the men's and women's teams became champions.
In 1973, for the first time, CEV held a cup competition for club teams, the winners of which were volleyball players from the Zvezda (Voroshilovgrad) team and athletes from CSKA.
In 1977, the USSR national teams made their debut at the World Junior Championships. The men's team became the champion.
In the 1990/1991 season, under the auspices of the USSR Volleyball Federation, the last USSR championship and the USSR Cup took place, and in the 1992 Olympics season, the already open championships were played. Russia for women's teams and the CIS for men.
In 1991, the All-Russian Volleyball Federation was formed. Valentin Vasilyevich Zhukov, who held this position until 2004, was elected president.
On October 1, 1992, the USSR Volleyball Federation ceased to be a member of the FIVB and CEV. The volleyball federations of Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, and other former Soviet republics became members of these international organizations.
Presidents of the USSR Volleyball Federation
1932-1949 — Potashnik, Alexander Abramovich
1949-1950 — Anikin, Alexander Sergeevich
1952-1967 — Savvin, Vladímir Ivánovich
1967-1969 — Baltadzhi, Vladímir Grigorievich
1970-1971 — Parfenov, Yuri Alexandrovich
1971-1975 — Savvin, Vladímir Ivánovich
1976-1980 — Shashkov, Nikolai Alexandrovich
1980-1989 — Torshilov, Yuri Vasilievich
1989-1992 — Shibaev, Gennady Nikolaevich
Presidents of the All-Russian Volleyball Federation
since 2010 — Shevchenko, Stanislav Vladímirovich (in 2009-2010 — acting president)
Structure
The supreme body of the All-Russian Volleyball Federation is the Conference, which can have the status of report and election (which is held once every 4 years for the election of the leadership of the federation) and extraordinary (to resolve other issues). The last 13th information and election conference was held in December 2008 in Moscow.
In order to resolve the tasks set by the Conference for the RVF, as well as the statutory requirements, the conference delegates elect the Presidium for a period of 4 years. From among its members, the Presidium elects the Executive Committee, which implements the decisions of the Conference and the RVF Presidium and also organizes the day-to-day activities of the federation. Its work is headed by the President of the All-Russian Volleyball Federation, elected by the Conference for a term of 4 years. In addition to the President, the Executive Committee is made up of the RVF First Vice President, Vice Presidents, Secretary General, Director General, and other members.
To solve the special tasks facing the RVF, permanent technical commissions and councils have been created in its structure: an international commission, a commission for the logistics of competitions and the training process, a beach volleyball council, and a council of veterans. In addition, the structure of the VFV includes the All-Russian College of Judges and the Commission for Arbitration and Control and Audit elected at the conference.
The All-Russian Volleyball Federation includes 83 volleyball federations from Moscow, Saint Petersburg, Sevastopol, republics, territories, regions, and districts of the Russian Federation. In addition, 4 associations of regional volleyball federations (ARFV) have been formed: the Far East, Central Russia, Siberia, and the Urals.
List of regional volleyball federations included in the RVF structure
No.
Public Associations/Structural Units
Associations of regional volleyball federations
1
Volleyball Federation of the Republic of Adygea
2
Volleyball Federation of the Republic of Altai
3
Volleyball Federation of the Republic of Bashkortostan
Volga Volleyball Association
4
Volleyball Federation of the Republic of Buryatia
Association of Regional Volleyball Federations of Siberia
5
Volleyball Federation of the Republic of Dagestan
6
Volleyball Federation of the Republic of Ingushetia
7
Volleyball Federation of the Republic of Kabardino-Balkaria
8
Volleyball Federation of the Republic of Karachay-Cherkessia
9
Volleyball Federation of the Republic of Karelia
Northwest Volleyball Association
10
Volleyball Federation of the Republic of Komi
Northwest Volleyball Association
11
Volleyball Federation of the Republic of Crimea
12
Volleyball Federation of the Republic of Mari El
Volga Volleyball Association
13
Volleyball Federation of the Republic of Mordovia
Volga Volleyball Association
14
Volleyball Federation of the Republic of Sakha
Association of Regional Volleyball Federations of the Far East
15
Volleyball Federation of the Republic of North Ossetia–Alania
16
Volleyball Federation of the Republic of Tatarstan
Volga Volleyball Association
17
Volleyball Federation of the Republic of Tuva
18
Volleyball Federation of the Republic of Udmurtia
Volga Volleyball Association
19
Volleyball Federation of the Republic of Khakassia
Association of Regional Volleyball Federations of Siberia
20
Volleyball Federation of the Republic of Chechnya
21
Volleyball Federation of the Republic of Chuvashia
Volga Volleyball Association
22
Regional Volleyball Federation of Altai
Association of Regional Volleyball Federations of Siberia
23
Regional Volleyball Federation of Trans-Baikal
Association of Regional Volleyball Federations of the Far East
24
Regional Volleyball Federation of Kamchatka
Association of Regional Volleyball Federations of the Far East
25
Regional Volleyball Federation of Krasnodar
26
Regional Volleyball Federation of Perm
Volga Volleyball Association
27
Regional Volleyball Federation of Primorsky
Association of Regional Volleyball Federations of the Far East
28
Regional Volleyball Federation of Stavropol
29
Regional Volleyball Federation of Khabarovsk
Association of Regional Volleyball Federations of the Far East
30
Regional Volleyball Federation of Amur
Association of Regional Volleyball Federations of the Far East
31
Regional Volleyball Federation of Arkhangelsk
Northwest Volleyball Association
32
Regional Volleyball Federation of Astrakhan
33
Regional Volleyball Federation of Belgorod
Association of Central Russian Regional Volleyball Federations
34
Regional Volleyball Federation of Briansk
Association of Central Russian Regional Volleyball Federations
35
Regional Volleyball Federation of Vladimir
Association of Central Russian Regional Volleyball Federations
36
Regional Volleyball Federation of Volgograd
Association of Central Russian Regional Volleyball Federations
37
Regional Volleyball Federation of Vologda
Northwest Volleyball Association
38
Regional Volleyball Federation of Voronezh
Association of Central Russian Regional Volleyball Federations
39
Regional Volleyball Federation of Ivanovo
Association of Central Russian Regional Volleyball Federations
40
Regional Volleyball Federation of Irkutsk
Association of Regional Volleyball Federations of Siberia
41
Regional Volleyball Federation of Kaliningrad
Northwest Volleyball Association
42
Regional Volleyball Federation of Kaluga
Association of Central Russian Regional Volleyball Federations
43
Regional Volleyball Federation of Kemerovo
Association of Regional Volleyball Federations of Siberia
44
Regional Volleyball Federation of Kirov
Volga Volleyball Association
45
Regional Volleyball Federation of Kostroma
Association of Central Russian Regional Volleyball Federations
46
Regional Volleyball Federation of Kurgan
Ural Association of Regional Volleyball Federations
47
Regional Volleyball Federation of Kursk
Association of Central Russian Regional Volleyball Federations
48
Regional Volleyball Federation of Leningrad
Northwest Volleyball Association
49
Regional Volleyball Federation of Lipetsk
Association of Central Russian Regional Volleyball Federations
50
Regional Volleyball Federation of Magadan
Association of Regional Volleyball Federations of the Far East
51
Regional Volleyball Federation of Moscow
Association of Central Russian Regional Volleyball Federations
52
Regional Volleyball Federation of Murmansk
Northwest Volleyball Association
53
Regional Volleyball Federation of Nizhny Novgorod
Volga Volleyball Association
54
Regional Volleyball Federation of Novgorod
Northwest Volleyball Association
55
Regional Volleyball Federation of Novosibirsk
Association of Regional Volleyball Federations of Siberia
56
Regional Volleyball Federation of Omsk
Association of Regional Volleyball Federations of Siberia
57
Regional Volleyball Federation of Oremburgo
Volga Volleyball Association
58
Regional Volleyball Federation of Penza
Volga Volleyball Association
59
Regional Volleyball Federation of Pskov
Northwest Volleyball Association
60
Regional Volleyball Federation of Rostov
Association of Central Russian Regional Volleyball Federations
61
Regional Volleyball Federation of Ryazan
Association of Central Russian Regional Volleyball Federations
62
Regional Volleyball Federation of Samara
Volga Volleyball Association
63
Regional Volleyball Federation of Saratov
Volga Volleyball Association
64
Regional Volleyball Federation of Sakhalin
Association of Regional Volleyball Federations of the Far East
65
Regional Volleyball Federation of Sverdlovsk
Ural Association of Regional Volleyball Federations
66
Regional Volleyball Federation of Smolensk
Association of Central Russian Regional Volleyball Federations
67
Regional Volleyball Federation of Tambov
Association of Central Russian Regional Volleyball Federations
68
Regional Volleyball Federation of Tver
Association of Central Russian Regional Volleyball Federations
69
Regional Volleyball Federation of Tomsk
Association of Regional Volleyball Federations of Siberia
70
Regional Volleyball Federation of Tula
Association of Central Russian Regional Volleyball Federations
71
Regional Volleyball Federation of Tyumen
Ural Association of Regional Volleyball Federations
72
Regional Volleyball Federation of Ulyanovsk
Volga Volleyball Association
73
Regional Volleyball Federation of Chelyabinsk
Ural Association of Regional Volleyball Federations
74
Regional Volleyball Federation of Yaroslavl
Association of Central Russian Regional Volleyball Federations
75
Volleyball Federation of Moscow
76
Volleyball Federation of Saint Petersburg
77
Volleyball Federation of Sevastopol
78
Volleyball Federation of the Jewish Autonomous Oblast
Association of Regional Volleyball Federations of the Far East
79
Volleyball Federation of the Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug
Ural Association of Regional Volleyball Federations
80
Volleyball Federation of the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug
Ural Association of Regional Volleyball Federations
81
All-Russian Regional Volleyball Federation of Oryol
Association of Central Russian Regional Volleyball Federations
82
All-Russian Volleyball Federation of the Nenets Autonomous Okrug
83
All-Russian Volleyball Federation of the Republic of Mari El
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