The first open Moscow Billiards Cup, held at the Moskvich Sports Palace of the Lenin Komsomol Automotive Plant, involving foreign athletes. Tournament winner, member of the Soviet national billiards team Ashot Potikyan (left) plays against Finland's Antti Saari.15.05.1989#6742897
The first open Moscow Billiards Cup, held at the Moskvich Sports Palace of the Lenin Komsomol Automotive Plant, involving foreign athletes. Tournament winner, member of the Soviet national billiards team Ashot Potikyan.15.05.1989#6742894
The first open Moscow Billiards Cup, held at the Moskvich Sports Palace of the Lenin Komsomol Automotive Plant, involving foreign athletes. There is no age limit in billiards.15.05.1989#6742884
The first open Moscow Billiards Cup, held at the Moskvich Sports Palace of the Lenin Komsomol Automotive Plant, involving foreign athletes. Dutch competitor Jean Begens.15.05.1989#6742879
The drawing of the Moscow Open Billiards Cup. The Small Russian pyramid on the arena of the Sports Palace of the Lenin Komsomol automobile plant, March 15-19, 1989. A moment of the final game between Petikyan (USSR) and Saare (Finland).19.03.1989#6628724
The drawing of the Moscow Open Billiards Cup. The Small Russian pyramid on the arena of the Sports Palace of the Lenin Komsomol automobile plant, March 15-19, 1989. Gala performance of Dutch billiard player Bessems.15.03.1989#6628739
The drawing of the Moscow Open Billiards Cup. The Small Russian pyramid on the arena of the Sports Palace of the Lenin Komsomol automobile plant, March 15-19, 1989. A participant after the game.15.03.1989#6628737
The Soyuz MR-4 spaceship's second crew playing billiards. Flight engineer Alexander Kaleri, left, and Twice Hero of the Soviet Union, pilot-cosmonaut of the USSR Vladimir Lyakhov.12.11.1987#823917
From left: forwards of the Soviet men's national ice hockey team, CSKA Moscow's Mikhail Vasilyev and Dynamo Moscow's Sergei Svetlov, during their leisure time.15.05.1982#6726384
Members of the USSR National Luge Team (from left) Merited Master of Sport of the USSR Dainis Bremze, Master of Sport of the USSR Valentin Papirov and Sergei Danilin playing billiards at leisure hours. Moscow. 1980.01.01.1980#811815
Crew members of space ship "Soyuz-32", onboard engineer Valery Ryumin, commander, the USSR pilot-cosmonaut Vladimir Lyakhov and Ryumin's daughter during rest time.01.02.1979#621675
Film director Eldar Ryazanov (right) and satirical writer Grigory Gorin (left) playing billiards.01.08.1978#61767
Chuya Highway, Gorno-Altai Autonomous Region. Truckers relax playing pool after their trips.03.05.1976#5495947
Schoolboys in a pioneer camp for young voluntary fire fighting crews playing a table billiard.01.08.1973#732430
A scene from the performance "Uncle's Dream" based on Fyodor Dostoyevsky's novel of the same name. Moscow Mayakovsky Academic Theatre.01.07.1972#805237
Actors of the Moscow Mayakovsky Academic Theatre Galina Anisimova as Lyudmila Prokofyevna and Yevgeny Lazarev as Yury Samokhvalov in the performance "Colleagues" by Emil Braginsky and Eldar Ryazanov.01.07.1972#805233
People's Artist of the USSR Maxim Shtraukh (1900-1974) as Narokov. Performance "Talents and Admirers" based on Alexander Ostrovsky's play, staged at the Moscow Mayakovsky Academic Theatre.01.07.1972#805232
Actress Vera Orlova as Zhanet and Larisa Naumkina as Pola Grow in the performance "Three Minutes of Martin Grow" based on Genrikh Borovik's play. Staged by Andrei Goncharov and Yevgeny Krasnitsky. Moscow Mayakovsky Academic Theatre.01.07.1972#805230
People's Artist of the USSR Maria Babanova as Moskalyova. A scene from the performance "Uncle's Dream" based on Fyodor Dostoevsky's novel of the same name. Directors Maria Knebel, Natalya Zvereva. Staged at the Moscow Mayakovsky Academic Theatre.01.07.1972#805229
Actor Alexander Khanov as Afanasy Moskalyov, a scene from the performance "Uncle's Dream" based on Fyodor Dostoevsky's novel of the same name. Directors Maria Knebel, Natalya Zvereva. Staged at the Moscow Mayakovsky Academic Theatre.01.07.1972#805227
Merited Artist of the RSFSR Svetlana Mizeri (sitting) in the performance "Maria" of the Moscow Mayakovsky Academic Theatre.01.07.1972#805226
Actress Natalya Vilkina in the performance "Talents and Admirers" based on Alexander Ostrovsky's play, staging at the Moscow Mayakovsky Academic Theatre.01.07.1972#805224
A scene from Tennessi Williams's play "A Streetcar Named Desire" staged by Andrei Goncharov. Moscow Mayakovsky Academic Theatre.01.07.1972#805218
Actors Tatyana Karpova as Madam and Yevgeny Samoylov as Martin Grow in the performance "Three Minutes of Martin Grow" based on Genrikh Borovik's play. Staged by Andrei Goncharov and Yevgeny Krasnitsky. Moscow Mayakovsky Academic Theatre.01.07.1972#805212
A scene from performance "Vanyushin's Children" at the Moscow Mayakovsky Academic Theatre, staged by Andrei Goncharov.01.07.1972#805206
Actor of the Moscow Mayakovsky Academic Theatre Armen Dzhigarkhanyan as Levinson (right) in the performance "The Rout" based on Alexander Fadeev's novel of the same name.01.07.1972#805202
Soviet sailors are playing billiards at leisure. Training cruise of Soviet naval ships in the Mediterranean.01.04.1969#704155
Armenian SSR. Right: Artyom Alikhanyan, Soviet physicist and Director of Yerevan Physics Institute, now Alikhanyan National Science Laboratory, is seen playing billiards.02.07.1968#6178921
From left: Soviet pilot-cosmonaut, Voskhod-2 spaceship crew member, Hero of the Soviet Union Alexei Leonov and Air Force Lieutenant General Nikolai Kamanin, Air Force Commander in Chief's Assistant for Space Programes, play billiards.01.04.1965#610409
Soviet cosmonauts Yuri Gagarin (center), Andrian Nikolayev (left) and Valery Bykovsky playing billiards.12.05.1963#615803
The House of Culture of the Vladimir Lenin collective farm in the Moscow Region. Collective farm workers play pool.25.09.1957#5964817
At a military unit of the USSR Armed Forces. Artillerists playing billiards at leisure.15.08.1957#5965513
Holiday center of the Bolshoi Theater, the Moscow Region. Soviet singer Sergei Lemeshev, left, and chess player Vasily Smyslov play billiards. Smyslov's wife, Nadezhda is rooting for her husband.07.08.1954#5605907
Playing pool in the pool-room of the mine named after Cheliskin sailors, Stalino (Donetsk), Ukrainian SSR.05.05.1954#1164449
