Smiling Champion Alexander Pervy
December 21, 1981, Donetsk, Ukraine – Alexander Pervy (1960-1985) smiles during the 1981 USSR Cup medal ceremony for the winners of the 82.5kg weight class in his hometown of Donetsk. 21-year old Alexander Pervy...
December 21, 1981, Donetsk, Ukraine – Alexander Pervy (1960-1985) smiles during the 1981 USSR Cup medal ceremony for the winners of the 82.5kg weight class in his hometown of Donetsk. 21-year old Alexander Pervy...
June 10, 1978 – 19-year old Bulgarian flyweight Anton Kodzhabashev competes in the snatch program of the European Championship in Havirov, Czechoslovakia. Kodzhabashev took the 4th place at the tournament with three world records...
The History in Color cover photo features this time one of best Soviet lightweights of the 1980s, Umar Edelkhanov cleaning 180kg load at the Izmaylovo Weightlifting Arena in Moscow. Born in 1964, Umar Edelkhanov...
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...
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...
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...
July 23, 1971, Moscow, USSR – 25-year old Estonian heavyweight Toivo Kurg competes in the 110kg weight class at the 1971 USSR Spartakiad in the Red Army Weightlifting Hall in Moscow. Toivo Kurg (b....
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...