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Underground teacher: Valeri Sumchemko, a former Olympic-class weightlifter, runs the Moscow Women's Bodybuilding Club in defiance of authorities who frown on 'alien' sport
Underground teacher: Valeri Sumchemko, a former Olympic-class weightlifter, runs the Moscow Women's Bodybuilding Club in defiance of authorities who frown on 'alien' sport

Underground teacher: Valeri Sumchemko, a former Olympic-class weightlifter, runs the Moscow Women's Bodybuilding Club in defiance of authorities who frown on 'alien' sport

Date10/4/1987
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Original Toronto Star caption: Underground teacher: Valeri Sumchemko; a former Olympic-class weightlifter; runs the Moscow Women's Bodybuilding Club in defiance of authorities who frown on 'alien' sport.
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0118482F
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