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Since 1989 Panorama of Russia has specialized in academic and reference publications from the Russian Federation and the Commonwealth of Independent States.
Moscow: Veche, 2001 511 p Serie: Samye Znamenitye Hardcover. 14 x 21 cm ISBN: 5783808334 Language: Russian
This is a collection of 58 biographical sketches of the most famous athletes of the USSR (Russia) of the 20th century in various types of sport. Some of them such as chess player Aleksandr Alekhin or hockey goalkeeper Vladislav Tret`iak are known throughout the world; others are less known or forgotten. Every essay includes a short professional biography and main achievements and records which make these people famous.