Tagged: Photography
Kolibri
Chrigi said that in German they are called Kolibri. The same as in Russian. Here they are known as hummingbirds. “Yes, this is a hummingbird,” said Brian. “This is Mario” I named the guy...
Songsters of Love
We were both avid bird watchers. We loved to listen to them singing in the morning. Local songs in Florida are different to the ones we heard in Boston. The variety of voices is...
Norbert Schemansky (USA): Training Session at the Dynamo Stadium (Moscow, 1963)
History in Color: Moscow, Russia, USSR, March 1963 – Norbert “Norb” Schemansky of Detroit, Michigan, USA is training at the Dynamo Stadium during his stay in the Soviet Union for the 1963 Prize of...
Coaches and Athletes: Nechipurenko and Zaytsev
History in Color: The cover photo shows one of the classic examples of a long-term weightlifting partnership between a coach and athlete in Olympic weightlifting. While serving in the army in Kazakhstan, Yury Zaytsev...
1950 Team USSR Weightlifting in Paris
History in Color: Team USSR Weightlifting at the 1950 World Championships in Paris (left to right): Top row: N/A (Team Administartor), Gennady Balashov (67.5kg), Yakov Kutsenko (82.5kg+), Konstantin Nazarov (USSR Weightlifting Federation, Chair), Vladimir...
Yordan Mitkov (Bulgaria) at the 1975 World Championships in Moscow
History in Color: September 19, 1975, Moscow, Russia, USS6 – Junior middleweight Yordan Mitkov of Asenovgrad, Bulgaria competes in the snatch program in the 75kg weight class at the 1975 World and European Championships...
Alexander Ayvazyan (USSR), 1954-2020
History in Color: December 13, 1978, Fergana, Uzbekistan, USSR – 24-year old lightweight Alexander Ayvazyan competes in the 67.5kg weight class at the 1978 USSR Cup in Fergana. Alexander Ayvazyan (1954-2020) was one of...