Abstract

The Grand Duchy of Posen, which was created and incorporated into the Kingdom of Prussia in 1815, developed less dynamically in relation to other parts of the Prussian state, also in the area of physical culture. However, since the end of the 1830s a gradual increase in the Duchy residents’ interest in sports became noticeable. Authors of several works on the subject of Olympic Games even indicate that in the nineteenth century the Grand Duchy of Posen hosted athletic competitions dubbed ‘Greek competitions’ or ‘Olympic Games’ that can be compared with similar competitions held in Europe and North America called ‘pseudo-Olympics’. A review of available sources reveals, however, that numerous errors and unverified data on this subject have been commonly duplicated. In the nineteenth century circuses and athletic troupes did stage various types of performances and shows, which could – however only to a limited extent – be likened to the ancient Olympic Games. This is confirmed, for example, in a press note by a correspondent of the Dziennik Poznański (Posen Daily) from 1873, one of the most valuable sources from the period, who indicated the town of Grätz (present-day Grodzisk Wielkopolski) as a venue for those performances.

摘要

于1815年创建并并入普鲁士王国的波森大公国，相对于普鲁士国家的其他地区，甚至在体育文化领域，发展都较不活跃。但是，自1830年代末以来，公国居民对运动的兴趣逐渐增加。关于奥运会主题的几部作品的作者甚至指出，在19世纪，波森大公国举办了被称为“希腊比赛”或“奥林匹克运动会”的体育比赛，可以与在欧洲和北美举行的类似比赛相提并论。假奥运会”。但是，对可用资源的回顾表明，关于该主题的许多错误和未经验证的数据通常都是重复的。在19世纪，马戏团和体育团进行了各种类型的表演和演出，但仅在有限的范围内，可以将其与古代奥运会相提并论。例如，这在新闻发布会上得到了该组织通讯员的证实。1873年的DziennikPoznański（《波森日报》）是该时期最有价值的消息来源之一，他指出了Grätz镇（现为Grodzisk Wielkopolski）是这些表演的场所。