Vladimir Vyatkin/MAMM collection
The most emotional and breathtaking moments of different sporting events, captured in unusual angles through the camera lens of some of the most talented photographers of that era.
After a year and a half of renovation, the Moscow Multimedia Art Museum (MAMM) has finally opened its doors to visitors with several new exhibitions from the museum's collection. We have already written about the exposition devoted to the fashion of the turn of the 20th century. And now, take a look at some of the photos from the ‘Sport in Photography. From Rodchenko to the present day’ exhibition.
1/ Alexander Rodchenko. High diving. Moscow. 1934
Alexander Rodchenko/MAMM collection
2/ Boris Ignatovich. Chess players. 1935
Boris Ignatovich/MAMM collection
3/ Anatoly Yegorov. Football on Red Square. 1936
Anatoly Yegorov/MAMM collection
Read more about that legendary football game on Red Square initiated by Joseph Stalin here.
4/ Ivan Shagin. Sports parade on Red Square. Moscow. 1936
Ivan Shagin/MAMM collection
5/ Lev Borodulin. A tough round. 1956
Lev Borodulin/MAMM collection
6/ Lev Borodulin. ‘So who are the judges?’ Moscow. 1960
Lev Borodulin/MAMM collection
7/ Lev Borodulin. Yuri Vlasov. 1962
Lev Borodulin/MAMM collection
Read more about Yuri Vlasov, the Soviet hero who inspired Arnold Schwarzenegger.
8/ Lev Borodulin. Into space! 1964
Lev Borodulin/MAMM collection
9/ Sergei Guneyev. Steeplechase. Moscow. 1980
Sergei Guneyev/MAMM collection
10/ Vladimir Vyatkin. Plasticity. 1984
Vladimir Vyatkin/MAMM collection
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