Pehlwan

This is a set of pictures taken with no PP work, one morning at sunrise near Scindia Ghat along river Ganga in Varanasi (Benaras).

Prithviraj and Vinod are two wrestlers (Pehlwan in Hindi), they are trained by a Russian coach.

The gym where we did those pictures is facing river Ganga which gave this vivid colors.

(The one in red langot is Vinod Pehlwan, while the one in white langot is Prithviraj)






A smile upon Prithviraj's face


Resting in Shiva's arms

Two handsome young sailors on Shore Leave in the Tropics - date not known

Three affectionate men in motorcycle leathers - circa 1930s

Photobooth couple #2 - Word War II era

Frank Merlo entertaining some handsome young seamen of the Royal Navy - 1950s

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In non-Western Russia, men can still be intimate with each other

There was a time when men could dance with other men in the West without being called 'gay'.

Soviet Comrades Found these pics the other day on some Russian sites specializing in Soviet-period military photos. I've tried to select a sample that could be of interest to our members. Personally, I find these little insights into how the other side really lived during the Cold War to be fascinating. If any of our members would like to dig deeper into the subject, give a shout and I'll try to find some of the original links.
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