Weightlifters in Crystal Palace in London
October 28, 1975 – Legendary super heavyweight Vasily Alexeev of Team CCCP is being rubbed down with chalk powder by the Soviet Head Coach Igor Kudyukov before the competition at the Crystal Palace in...
October 28, 1975 – Legendary super heavyweight Vasily Alexeev of Team CCCP is being rubbed down with chalk powder by the Soviet Head Coach Igor Kudyukov before the competition at the Crystal Palace in...
Bernie C. is having a good time watching morning news on TV in… my chair. Happy Saturday to all!
September 4, 1972 – 20-year old heavyweight Alexander Kraychev of Bulgaria competes at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, Germany. Alexander won a silver Olympic medal with 562.5kg in total (197.5+162.5+202.5). Kraychev was also...
History in Color: 1967 USSR Spartakiade The History in Color cover photo features a group shot of participants of the 1967 USSR Spartakiade in Moscow, Russia. The winners of the tournaments are lined up...
Flower beds in front of our office are still bright and colorful. Not for long. It’s late October. Photography @ Chidlovski Blog Chidlovski
Evenings in the fall are always filled with pleasant sadness and lonesomeness. Sometimes it’s highly enjoyable to be alone with yourself and memories of the past seasons. Photography @ Chidlovski Blog Chidlovski
RLOL is a little tag for Russian humor. Most of the times, it’s almost impossible to translate or to try to explain it. You’ve got to grow up in Russia to be able to...
May 12, 1980, Moscow, Russia – Flyweight candidate to the Olympic Team USSR, Kanybek Osmonaliev of Burevestnik, Frunze, Kirgizia, competes in the 52.5kg weight class at the 1980 USSR Championship held at the Izmailovo...
August 30, 1953, Stockholm, Sweden – Canadian heavyweight Douglas Hepburn does his his first attempt in the snatch at the 1953 World Championship in Stockholm. By the end of this day, Hepburn finished with...