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Friday, March 21, 2025

Cyrillic Script, Anyone?


Cyrillic script is beyond me, but perhaps someone will transliterate
the inscription so we might know who the model was.

 

10 comments:

  1. He looks like Putin to me! lol

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  2. Traduction par Google: personnel pour DBistrov

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    1. Correct, Albert. For more info, see my comment below.

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  3. An anonymous viewer from Cleveland sent me the following via my message box:

    "The photograph was Dmitry Ivanovich Bystrov who had a studio in St.
    Petersburg, Russia in the early 20th century. He specialized in photos of
    sportsmen. This photo is of Tuomisto who was Finnish."

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  4. Jawohl, Putin :)
    Kabinettfotos nackter Sportler waren bei der Mittelschicht und den Wohlhabenden des homophilen Milieus von St. Petersburg beliebt. (“)

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  5. is that vladimir putin? looks like him. LOL

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  6. I thought what others were thinking also, this gentleman is far too magnificent. That other person couldn't carry his gym bag.

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  7. Beautiful, proportions and profile. I do hope he posed for more.

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