On July 28, 1923, the first official volleyball match in Russia took place on Myasnitskaya Street, between the teams of the Higher Art Theatre Workshops and the State Technical School of Cinematography .

The pioneers of this new sport were masters of the arts ( Higher Art Theatre Workshopsthe), were famous players was born from this glorious Volleyball school such as Nikolai Bogolyubov and Boris Schukin, George Nisky and Jacob Romas, good players were famous actors Anatoly Ktorov and Rina Zelenaya.

[3][4] In January 1925 the Moscow Council of Physical Education developed and approved the first official rules of volleyball competitions.

The Soviet volleyball team made its debut at the European Championship in Prague and immediately won the title of the strongest.

[citation needed] After the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, the International Volleyball Federation stripped Russia of hosting the men's World Cup in August 2022.