In the Old Gym: The Snatch
I really loved my old gym. By today’s standards, it looked like dungeons. But we loved it. It was located in the basement of our old University building in Moscow. It was dusty and...
I really loved my old gym. By today’s standards, it looked like dungeons. But we loved it. It was located in the basement of our old University building in Moscow. It was dusty and...
September 22, 2003: Arthur Chidlovski Old School: Perspectives from another land… By Mike Wyman (Canada) Arthur Chidlovski is a 39 year-old hockey fan who has lived in Massachusetts for the past decade, where he...
While looking through our family old albums, I stumbled upon this old picture from our weightlifting gym in Russia. This is me lifting in the last trials before the Championship of Moscow. I am...
Mr. and Mrs. Slava Fetisov on the red carpet at opening of the 2014 Moscow International Film Festival. Glamorous hockey player and politician, Sen. Fetisov is double posing for his own selfie and celebrity...
The Fountain of Friendship Between Nations is a real place in Moscow. Built in 1951-1954, it was supposed to glorify one of the triumphs of Stalin’s national policy, friendship between nations within the USSR....
The latest news about Patrick Kane from the Chicago Blackhawks are troubling and scary. Lately, more and more major league athletes were involved in police investigation and law enforcement stories with sexual assault, spouse beatings...
Greetings to all fellows baderisomaniacs of the world! How did the celebration of Balderis’ birthday go? Here is one of the new memorabilia photos to your memory sticks – Helmut Balderis practicing with the...
July 31 is the day when all balderisomaniacs of the world celebrate the Birthday of Helmut Balderis! Happy Birthday, Mr. Balderis! And thank you for all the moments of joy of hockey you gave...
Doing nature photography is fun. It’s a learning experience both for camera techniques and getting to know the natural habitat. All little fellows from our area are extremely proud to be in the pictures....