Tagged: History In Color

Dito Shanidze

History in Color: “It’s going to be OK!” says legendary featherweight Dito Shanidze of Tbilisi, Georgia while approaching the weight before the press lift at the 1971 USSR Spartakiade in Moscow. Original b/w photo...

Super Heavyweights in 1971

History in Color Series: Introduction of the 110+kg athletes at the 1971 USSR Spartakiade and Championships in Moscow. Left to right: Kuzmin (Russia), Alexeev (Russia), Batishchev (Ukraine), Nuude (Estonia), Sliede (Latvia), Kazandzhyan (Georgia), Khizambareli...