Rare Photos Of Soviet Celebrities: Actors And Not Only

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National Treasures: 20 Rare Photos of Soviet Celebrities

We are used to seeing Soviet celebrities on television, however, there are rare pictures of famous people that arouse the greatest interest among their fans. Looking at these photos, many of them not only admire their idols once again, but also remember their childhood and youth. That is why in our today's selection there are archival photographs of Soviet stars who won the love of millions of people.

20 rare photos of Soviet celebrities

The famous Soviet and Russian actor Alexander Abdulov with his adopted daughter Ksenia Alferova. Photo taken in 1982 at a performance at the Moscow State Circus.

Alexander Abdulov - Soviet and Russian theater and film actor, film director, People's Artist of the RSFSR

Soviet actor Georgy Burkov with director and screenwriter Vasily Shukshin on the set of the film They Fought for the Motherland. The photo was taken in the fall of 1974 in the village of Kletskaya, Volgograd Region.

Vasily Shukshin and Georgy Burkov played the main roles in the film "They Fought for the Motherland"

Photographer Anatoly Rukhadze on June 13, 1986 captured a conversation between the chief director of the Tbilisi Puppet Theater Rezo Gabriadze and People's Artist of the USSR Vladimir Etush.

Vladimir Etush is a master of character and comedy roles

Soviet and Russian theater director Yuri Lyubimov talks with poet Andrei Voznesensky. People's Artist of the Russian Federation Alexander Gradsky is in the center. The photo was taken in 1989 at the Pasternak Readings at the Central House of Writers.

Yuri Lyubimov, Alexander Gradsky and Andrey Voznesensky at the Pasternak Readings at the Central House of Writers

Soviet actors Yuri Nikulin, Grigory Shpigel and Leonid Kanevsky with the legendary Soviet and Russian director Leonid Gaidai in 1968 on the set of the film "The Diamond Hand".

"The Diamond Arm" is a Soviet eccentric comedy filmed in 1968 by director Leonid Gaidai

This 1964 photograph shows Alexei Leonov, a Soviet cosmonaut and the first man to walk into outer space, while playing football.

Alexey Leonov - Soviet cosmonaut, the first person to go into outer space

Soviet actresses Maya Bulgakova and Olesya Ivanova communicate with Hungarian colleagues Hedi Varadi and Vera Semere. Photo taken in 1961 at the Moscow Film Festival.

Soviet and Hungarian actresses in 1961 at the Moscow Film Festival

The photo of Vladimir Sevastyanov, taken on April 17, 1961, shows the meeting of the Hero of the Soviet Union Alexei Maresyev and the first Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin.

Meeting of Alexey Maresyev and Yuri Gagarin April 17, 1961

Soviet actors Svetlana Svetlichnaya, Vladimir Marenkov, Raisa Markova and Tatyana Konyukhova in 1977 during intermission.

Soviet actors are resting during intermission

War correspondents Mikhail Sholokhov, Yevgeny Petrov and Alexander Fadeyev inspecting instruments taken from a damaged Nazi tank. Photo taken in 1941.

War correspondents inspecting instruments taken from a destroyed Nazi tank

Filming of the film "Striped Flight" in 1956. Soviet singer and film actress, tiger trainer Margarita Nazarova on the deck of a motor ship with the tiger Pursh.

Margarita Nazarova - Soviet singer, film actress, tiger trainer, People's Artist of the RSFSR

Soviet actors Oleg Vidov, Lyudmila Savelyeva and Galina Polskikh with Cuban actress Eslinda Nunez. The meeting took place on July 18, 1973.

Soviet actors at a meeting with the Cuban woman Esliinda Nunez

Soviet poet and writer Konstantin Simonov fishing with the Soviet commander, Marshal of the Soviet Union Ivan Konev. The photo was taken in 1966.

Writer Konstantin Simonov fishing with Soviet commander Ivan Konev

Pilot-cosmonaut of the USSR, Hero of the Soviet Union Yuri Gagarin on vacation in Sochi in 1961.

Yuri Gagarin - USSR pilot-cosmonaut, Hero of the Soviet Union

Soviet actors Andrei Martynov and Olga Ostroumova on the set of the film "… The Dawns Here Are Quiet" in 1972.

"… The Dawns Here Are Quiet" - Soviet two-part feature film based on the story of the same name by Boris Vasiliev

Soviet and Russian theater and film actor Spartak Mishulin with schoolboy Anton Rebrikov during the filming of the film On the Question of Modesty in 1979.

Spartak Mishulin is known for his roles in the films "White Sun of the Desert", "Property of the Republic" and "Carnival"

Soviet actor Anatoly Papanov in elections to local Soviets of Working People's Deputies. The photo was taken on June 19, 1977.

Anatoly Papanov - Soviet theater and film actor, theater teacher and director

People's Artist of the USSR Armen Dzhigarkhanyan reads a book with his son Stepan. Photo September 3, 1974.

The most famous role of Armen Dzhigarkhanyan in the cinema is the leader of the Karp gang in the film "The meeting place cannot be changed"

Soviet writer and screenwriter Yulian Semyonov preparing for a hunt in October 1965.

Yulian Semyonov - founder of the Detective and Politics magazine and the Top Secret newspaper

Soviet actor, People's Artist of the USSR Yuri Nikulin for a walk with his son Maxim. The photo was taken on Red Square in 1963.

Yuri Nikulin - Soviet circus artist, circus director, film actor and TV presenter

Viewers can see Soviet celebrities in their favorite films and TV shows, but their real image often differs from the screen. Rare photos of USSR stars make you look at your idols in a different way, and at the same time remember your youth.