

Moscow 1991.
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Moscow, 1990. Models after a workout.
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Moscow life.
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Miss KGB-1990 — Ekaterina Mayorova.
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Moscow 1990. “Where to go?” photo study by Valery Khristoforov.
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Boris Yeltsin with daughter Tatyana
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Old Arbat sellers.
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Pop singer Larisa Dolina.
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Moscow. Concert in Gorky Park. 1992.
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Girls in Moscow's Gorky Park.
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A woman from Vladivostok
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Vacation in the country
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Singer Irina Allegrova.
Vladimir Vyatkin/Sputnik
Director Olga Schneibel and manager Elena Alimova of the modeling agency Matrena.
Valery Khristoforov/TASS
The two main faces of the 1990s pop scene: Alla Pugacheva and Filipp Kirkorov
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Athlete Irina Privalova.
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Seaside, Gelendzhik
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Alatyr, Chuvashia
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Krasnodar Region
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Yoshkar-Ola
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A mannequin in a hat
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Chic dinner at the Intourist Hotel restaurant.
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Moscow, 1996.
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Worker at a caviar factory.
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Bride and groom at Vorobyevy Gory (Sparrow Hills)
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