Turning 26 Today
Nah, not me. I wish I am 26. Today is the 26th anniversary of my Americana. 26 years since I moved from Russia to the United States! From Moscow to Boston… Boston and Moscow...
Nah, not me. I wish I am 26. Today is the 26th anniversary of my Americana. 26 years since I moved from Russia to the United States! From Moscow to Boston… Boston and Moscow...
History in Color: Yurik Vardanyan, the legend of Olympic weightlifting of the world. Competed for Team CCCP and Gyumri (Leninakan), Armenia. Special thanks for the original b/w photo sent to us by Rolf Eberhard...
History in Color: One of the stars of Georgian Olympic weightlifting of the 1960s, world record setter in the heavyweight class, Alexander Dzhedzhelava is competing in the press lift at the 1968 USSR tournament.
History in Color: David Rigert of Shakhty Russia is preparing for lifting at the 1973 USSR championship in Donetsk.
History in Color: One of the most impressive super heavyweights in the history of Olympic weightlifting, Anatoly Pisarenko of Kiev, Ukraine competes at the 1986 USSR Cup in Lipetsk, Russia. This was a big...
History in Color: One of the most talented featherweight athletes in the world of the late 1970s and early 1980s, Olympic champion Victor Mazin competes for his hometown Shakhtinsk, Kazakhstan at the 1980 USSR...
Dr. Peter George, one of all-time best Olympic weightlifters that ever stepped on the competition platform in the history of this sport, said thank you for his birthday wishes sent from all over the...
History in Color: Oxen Mirzoyan and his coach Asot Vilasyan celebrate the world record at the 1983 World championship in Moscow. It was a fascinating night for Oxen Mirzoyan, indeed. He broke world records...