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Bodybuilding in the USSR.

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A sports festival was held at the Irkutsk Sports Palace. The "Atlanty"bodybuilding club celebrated its anniversary. The strongest athletes from Moscow, Omsk, Krasnoyarsk, and the Baltic states came to congratulate the club on its 10th anniversary and showcase their skills to the Irkutsk residents. Tournament in Irkutsk. 1988. Georgy Mosalev and Marina Morozova. Photo by V. Garashchuk.
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1987-Moscow. Novak Prize. Yuri Golovlev
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1st CHAMPIONSHIP OF THE LITHUANIAN SSR WITH THE PARTICIPATION OF GUESTS FROM MOSCOW. 1966 4 RIGHT - MARK SHAFRAN, 5 - GENADIY BALDIN, 6 - IGOR PETRUCHIN.
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Illustrations from R.P. Moroz's book "Develop Strength." Physical Education and Sport Publishing House, Moscow, 1965.
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Anna Volkova. 1989. Frunze, Kirghiz SSR. Champion of Kirghizia. Trains at the Hercules club. Trainer: Valery Soe. Began bodybuilding in 1988. 7th place at the 1989 USSR Championship in Leningrad. Weight: 49 kg.
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Anna Volkova. 1989. Frunze, Kirghiz SSR. Champion of Kirghizia. Trains at the Hercules club. Trainer: Valery Soe. Began bodybuilding in 1988. 7th place at the 1989 USSR Championship in Leningrad. Weight: 49 kg.
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1989. At one of the athletic clubs in Frunze. Photo from the newspaper "Evening Frunze." In the foreground, center, is Kyrgyz champion Nikolai Engelman.
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Nikolai Engelman, Frunze. Champion of Kyrgyzstan in 1989.
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1989. Photo from the newspaper "Komsomolets Kirgizii." Second from the left is Kyrgyz champion Nikolai Engelman; left is Irina Lomonosova.
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USSR. Kyrgyzstan. 1970.
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All-Union tournament in Kharkov. 1983 or 1984. Valery Lutsak (Kyiv, Ukraine), Nikolay Kobylinsky (Omsk, RSFSR), Alexander Ivanyuk (Tolyatti, RSFSR).
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Ukrainian Cup. 1990. In the photo: Oleg Voloshin (far left), Roman Berezovoy (third from left), Fedor Shemuratov (far right).

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Cherkasy, 1991. Ukrainian Champions Andrey Khomyak and Tatyana Finko
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1988, Ukrainian Cup. Up to 80 kg category. On the left is the winner, Sergei Ganin.
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A. Dolgokir, champion of the first championship of Soviet Ukraine. Berdyansk, 1972.
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Pavel Semenisty.
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Sergey Otrokh. USSR. Ukraine. Data from 1991. Weight: 65 kg, biceps: 45, waist: 67 cm, chest: 119, calves: 41, thighs: 63 cm.
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The first athletes of the Ukrainian national team: Volodymyr Soga and Volodymyr Timoshenko. Kyiv, Hydropark. 1970.
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Second championship of Soviet Ukraine. Berdyansk-1973.
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Pavel Semenisty. Podillia Cup-1990.
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