Editing DOSAAF (section)

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{{Short description|Paramilitary aviation sport and education organization in the Soviet Union}}
{{for|the Belarusian organization|DOSAAF (Belarus)}}
{{Infobox organization
| type                = [[non-governmental organization]]
| name                = DOSAAF (Volunteer Society for the Assistance to the Army, Aviation, and Navy)
| native_name         = ДОСААФ (Добровольное Общество Содействия Армии, Авиации и Флоту)
| native_name_lang    = ru
| logo                = DOSAAF RF 2.svg
| image               = 
| formation           = {{start date|1951|8|20|df=y}}
| dissolved           = December 1991
}}

'''DOSAAF''' ({{langx|ru|ДОСААФ}}), full name ''Volunteer Society for the Assistance to the Army, Aviation, and Navy'' ({{langx|ru|Добровольное общество содействия армии, авиации и флоту|Dobrovol'noe obshchestvo sodeystviya armii, aviatsii i flotu}}), was a [[paramilitary]] sport organization in the [[Soviet Union]] that was concerned mainly with weapons, [[automobile]]s and [[aviation]]. The society was established in 1927 as OSOAVIAKhIM and from 1951 to 1991 carried the name of DOSAAF.

The society was preserved in some post-Soviet Republics, such as [[Russia]] and [[Belarus]], but they may use a different name. In Russia. it was reformed in December 1991 as the '''Russian Defense Sports-Technical Organization''' (ROSTO; {{langx|ru|Российская оборонная спортивно-техническая организация – РОСТО|Rossiyskaya oboronnaya sportivno-tekhnicheskaya organizatsiya}}). In December 2009, ROSTO was renamed [[DOSAAF of Russia]].<ref>[http://lenta.ru/news/2009/12/07/dosaaf/ "В России возродили ДОСААФ"]</ref> For Belarus, see [[DOSAAF (Belarus)]].

The stated goal of the society was "patriotic upbringing of the population and preparation of it to the defense of the Motherland." Among the means to achieve that was the development of paramilitary sports. Initially, an important goal was financial support of the Soviet Armed Forces. At the same time, ordinary sports were supported within the framework of DOSAAF facilities such as sports halls, stadiums, swimming pools, gymnasiums and others.