r/armenia • u/[deleted] • Jan 05 '23

Soviet world champion swimmer Shavarsh Karapetyan, who saved the lives of 20 people in 1976 when he saw a trolleybus plunge into a reservoir. 1980s

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u/Kajaznuni96 Jan 05 '23

You gotta give it to the Soviets at least for how much they cared about maintaining appearances (public parades, medals). These are the first things I grab when at Vernissage

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u/spetcnaz Yerevan Jan 06 '23

They actually also took care of their champions too.

Our sportsmen and women got to enjoy privileges, that most Soviet citizens would dream of.