Lori/Legion Media In tsarist times this game used to help soldiers stay in shape. Today it is played by eccentrics who wish to be different. We're talking about lapta, Russian baseball. If you look up ...
Russian writer Alexander Kuprin gave a vivid description of lapta: “This folk game is one of the most interesting and beneficial games around. Lapta requires resourcefulness, controlling your ...
The Ministry of Education of the Russian Federation has developed an educational course on playing lapta [Russian 14th-century bat and ball game – ed.] for school children. The department believes ...