RIOU Library
Memoires Olympiques
Jacques Rogge -President of the International Olympic Committee:
"This Russian translation of de Coubertin's memoirs is an important document and has been updated for the upcoming Sochi Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games in 2014. The Sochi 2014 Winter Games have provoked a great deal of interest in Olympism and Olympic ideals within Russia, and learning about de Coubertin is an important part of understanding the Olympic Movement. De Coubertin's memoirs will be of great historical importance for generations to come."
The legendary memoirs of Pierre de Coubertin, which have been published in Russian for the first time, depict a man able to inspire the world with his vision of Olympism, and who is rightly considered to be the founder of the modern Olympic Movement. Baron de Coubertin had great energy and organisational skills: today we would describe him as an outstanding sports manager. He overcame the obstinacy of those who doubted his ideas, as great athletes overcome the barriers to success. The pinnacle of Pierre de Coubertin's achievements was the 1896 Athens Olympic Games, the renaissance of the Olympic Games. The book contains a selection of rare and fascinating photographs that transport the reader back in time to the birth of the modern Olympic Movement.
