1961 Graduating Class of the 22nd Party Congress in Moscow

by Ben Atlas on 06.14.2009.10:22am · 5 comments

Life - Howard Sochurek, 1961 Moscow, Russia

Life - Howard Sochurek, 1961 Moscow, Russia

There are some remarkable photos emerging out of the Life Magazine archives. In this post I highlight portraits taken by James Whitmore (and Howard Sochurek) in 1961 during the 22nd Congress of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union in Moscow. Photos licensed for personal non-commercial use only by LIFE.

Life - James Whitmore, 1961, Moscow, Russia

Life - James Whitmore, 1961, Moscow, Russia

Life - James Whitmore, 1961, Moscow, Russia

Life - James Whitmore, 1961, Moscow, Russia

Life - James Whitmore, 1961, Moscow, Russia

Life - James Whitmore, 1961, Moscow, Russia

Life - James Whitmore, 1961, Moscow, Russia

Life - James Whitmore, 1961, Moscow, Russia

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Life - James Whitmore, 1961, Moscow, Russia

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Life - James Whitmore, 1961, Moscow, Russia

Life - James Whitmore, 1961, Moscow, Russia

Life - James Whitmore, 1961, Moscow, Russia

Life - James Whitmore, 1961, Moscow, Russia

Life - James Whitmore, 1961, Moscow, Russia

Life - James Whitmore, 1961, Moscow, Russia

Life - James Whitmore, 1961, Moscow, Russia

Life - James Whitmore, 1961, Moscow, Russia

Life - James Whitmore, 1961, Moscow, Russia

Life - James Whitmore, 1961, Moscow, Russia

Life - James Whitmore, 1961, Moscow, Russia

Life - James Whitmore, 1961, Moscow, Russia

Life - James Whitmore, 1961, Moscow, Russia

Life - James Whitmore, 1961, Moscow, Russia

Life - James Whitmore, 1961, Moscow, Russia

Life - James Whitmore, 1961, Moscow, Russia

Life - James Whitmore, 1961, Moscow, Russia

Life - James Whitmore, 1961, Moscow, Russia

Life - James Whitmore, 1961, Moscow, Russia

Life - James Whitmore, 1961, Moscow, Russia

Life - James Whitmore, 1961, Moscow, Russia

Life - James Whitmore, 1961, Moscow, Russia

Life - James Whitmore, 1961, Moscow, Russia

Life - James Whitmore, 1961, Moscow, Russia

Life - James Whitmore, 1961, Moscow, Russia

Life - James Whitmore, 1961, Moscow, Russia

Life - James Whitmore, 1961, Moscow, Russia

Life - James Whitmore, 1961, Moscow, Russia

Life - James Whitmore, 1961, Moscow, Russia

Life - James Whitmore, 1961, Moscow, Russia

Life - James Whitmore, 1961, Moscow, Russia

This pretty boy (above) is an interesting character. Not only his outrageous (even by today’s standards) hat, but everything has a touch of personal style. His stripped shirt, his zizzag tie, his scarf and his colored pullover. And don’t forget the chub!

Life - James Whitmore, 1961, Moscow, Russia

Life - James Whitmore, 1961, Moscow, Russia

Life - James Whitmore, 1961, Moscow, Russia

Life - James Whitmore, 1961, Moscow, Russia

Life - James Whitmore, 1961, Moscow, Russia

Life - James Whitmore, 1961, Moscow, Russia

Life - James Whitmore, 1961, Moscow, Russia

Life - James Whitmore, 1961, Moscow, Russia

Life - James Whitmore, 1961, Moscow, Russia

Life - James Whitmore, 1961, Moscow, Russia

Life - James Whitmore, 1961, Moscow, Russia

Life - James Whitmore, 1961, Moscow, Russia

Life - James Whitmore, 1961, Moscow, Russia

Life - James Whitmore, 1961, Moscow, Russia

Life - James Whitmore, 1961, Moscow, Russia

Life - James Whitmore, 1961, Moscow, Russia

Life - James Whitmore, 1961, Moscow, Russia

Life - James Whitmore, 1961, Moscow, Russia

Life - James Whitmore, 1961, Moscow, Russia

Life - James Whitmore, 1961, Moscow, Russia

Life - James Whitmore, 1961, Moscow, Russia

Life - James Whitmore, 1961, Moscow, Russia

Life - James Whitmore, 1961, Moscow, Russia

Life - James Whitmore, 1961, Moscow, Russia

Life - James Whitmore, 1961, Moscow, Russia

Life - James Whitmore, 1961, Moscow, Russia

Life - James Whitmore, 1961, Moscow, Russia

Life - James Whitmore, 1961, Moscow, Russia

Life - James Whitmore, 1961, Moscow, Russia

Life - James Whitmore, 1961, Moscow, Russia

Life - James Whitmore, 1961, Moscow, Russia

Life - James Whitmore, 1961, Moscow, Russia

Life - James Whitmore, 1961, Moscow, Russia

Life - James Whitmore, 1961, Moscow, Russia

Life - James Whitmore, 1961, Moscow, Russia

Life - James Whitmore, 1961, Moscow, Russia

Life - James Whitmore, 1961, Moscow, Russia

Life - James Whitmore, 1961, Moscow, Russia

Life - James Whitmore, 1961, Moscow, Russia

Life - James Whitmore, 1961, Moscow, Russia

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