The wonderful world of Soviet bus stops

Gagra, Abkhazia
Photo: Christopher Herwig

Charyn, Kazakhstan
Photo: Christopher Herwig

Balykchy, Kyrgyzstan
Photo: Christopher Herwig

• Next stop, Siberia! The strange and beautiful world of Soviet bus stops – in pictures, The Guardian, September 2, 2015

Sixty Years On

Olga Valentinovna Korbut (Grodno, May 16, 1955): “The Sparrow of Minsk” takes flight. The “Korbut flip” revolutionized gymnastycs, bringing an element of danger and acrobatic tachnique to the sport. Photo: CNN.com.

• Flavia Cappadocia, La ginnasta bambina che stupì il mondo: 60 anni di Olga Korbut, la Repubblica.it, 17 maggio 2015

Olga Valentinovna Korbut: From Russia with charm
Sports Illustrated, March 19, 1973

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