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
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
Further Reading:
LIFE – Moscow – Die Alte Heim in 1959
Russian Stray Dogs of Moscow
Sergei Magnitsky, Lawyer for Bill Browder’s Hermitage Fund, Murdered in Moscow Prison
