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The dashing figure of Soviet poet Yevgeny Yevtushenko caused many a head to turn when he arrived at Toronto International Airport this week, and no wo(...)
The dashing figure of Soviet poet Yevgeny Yevtushenko caused many a head to turn when he arrived at Toronto International Airport this week, and no wo(...)

The dashing figure of Soviet poet Yevgeny Yevtushenko caused many a head to turn when he arrived at Toronto International Airport this week, and no wo(...)

Date12/4/1973
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Original Toronto Star caption: The dashing figure of Soviet poet Yevgeny Yevtushenko caused many a head to turn when he arrived at Toronto International Airport this week, and no wonder. His six-foot three-inch frame was clad in knee-length sealskin coat and he wore a fur hat at a jaunty angle. The poet is touring Canada.
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0090352F
Soviet poet Yevgeny Yevtushenko, who gained an international reputation in early 1960s with emotional poetry that offened Moscow, pushes his luggage i(...)
Soviet poet Yevgeny Yevtushenko, who gained an international reputation in early 1960s with emotional poetry that offened Moscow, pushes his luggage i(...)
12/4/1973
Yevgeny Yevtushenko: Soviet poet wants religion, atheism to have equal status
Yevgeny Yevtushenko: Soviet poet wants religion, atheism to have equal status
9/17/1984
Yevgeny Yevtushenko
Yevgeny Yevtushenko
12/6/1973
Strange Mix: Dance at Premier Dance Theatre, readings by Soviet poet Yevgeni Yevtushenko and a bodybuilding contest are cheek-by-jowl at Harbourfront
Strange Mix: Dance at Premier Dance Theatre, readings by Soviet poet Yevgeni Yevtushenko and a bodybuilding contest are cheek-by-jowl at Harbourfront
10/17/1984
Dashing figure
Dashing figure
2/24/1983
A medical first was performed by Dr. William Lougheed, a neurosurgeon and assistant professor at the University of Toronto, when he took vein from a woman's leg and transplanted it into her head to replace a blocked artery that caused a stroke. He's shown with the type of microscope used in surgery.
A medical first was performed by Dr. William Lougheed, a neurosurgeon and assistant professor at the University of Toronto, when he took vein from a woman's leg and transplanted it into her head to replace a blocked artery that caused a stroke. He's shown with the type of microscope used in surgery.
1/6/1970
Tony Carazza is an air traffic controller at Toronto International Airport. He figures he's shepherded down planes with about 1,500,000 passengers this year.
Tony Carazza is an air traffic controller at Toronto International Airport. He figures he's shepherded down planes with about 1,500,000 passengers this year.
12/16/1969
Hanging on tight to the hand-strap in the rear seat of his limousine, visiting Soviet Premier Alexei Kosygin rides through the rain last night from Toronto International Airport to the Inn on the Park, where he spent the night
Hanging on tight to the hand-strap in the rear seat of his limousine, visiting Soviet Premier Alexei Kosygin rides through the rain last night from Toronto International Airport to the Inn on the Park, where he spent the night
10/24/1971
Barefoot at the airport: An unidentified traveller snoozes yesterday at Terminal 2 in peaceful respite from the frustration at Pearson International Airport caused by striking federal civil servants
Barefoot at the airport: An unidentified traveller snoozes yesterday at Terminal 2 in peaceful respite from the frustration at Pearson International Airport caused by striking federal civil servants
9/10/1991
Wall-to-wall young people jam Toronto International Airport yesterday as they head out for a week-long school vacation, increasing the normally heavy (...)
Wall-to-wall young people jam Toronto International Airport yesterday as they head out for a week-long school vacation, increasing the normally heavy (...)
3/17/1972
Some chicken, some Swede: When Borje Salming first arrived in the National league, in 1973, he got the usual chicken Swede greeting from North American players, but figures a few elbows cured that
Some chicken, some Swede: When Borje Salming first arrived in the National league, in 1973, he got the usual chicken Swede greeting from North American players, but figures a few elbows cured that
10/26/1980
Andrel Voznesensky: When Soviet poet's books go on sale, 100,000 copies will be snapped up in hours
Andrel Voznesensky: When Soviet poet's books go on sale, 100,000 copies will be snapped up in hours
10/24/1982