[8] Volleyball appeared in Russia in 1914 in Kazan and Nizhny Novgorod, where it was promoted by American instructors.

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.

Sections and teams began to appear in many cities of Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Transcaucasia, and Central Asia.

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 1950, in Sofia (Bulgaria), the men's team competed for the first time in the European Championship and won it.

In August 1952 in Moscow, the USSR women's national team made its World Championship debut and became the winner of the competition.

In 1964, volleyball competitions were held in Tokyo (Japan) for the first time on the program of the Olympic Games.

The volleyball federations of Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, and other former Soviet republics became members of these international organizations.

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, 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.

In addition, 4 associations of regional volleyball federations (ARFV) have been formed: the Far East, Central Russia, Siberia, and the Urals.

As part of its activities, the All-Russian Volleyball Federation is responsible for holding the following annual tournaments: