Leonid Ilyich Brezhnev on vacation and not only

It's no secret that for Leonid Ilyich Brezhnev, women, hunting, hockey and cars were the outlets. Brezhnev became the first Soviet politician of the Western type: a white-toothed smile, dimples on his cheeks, clothes with a needle.

Today we will show some archival photos that could hardly have got into the newspaper Pravda of those times.

L.I. Brezhnev on the hunt, 1972

Cuba. L.I. Brezhnev and the Castro brothers on a boat. Author — Vladimir Musaelian, 1974

L.I. Brezhnev and Richard Nixon in Oldsmobile. Author — Vladimir Musaelian, 1973

L.I. Brezhnev and Fidel Castro. Author — Vladimir Musaelian, 1972

L.I. Brezhnev reads the newspaper Pravda. Author — Vladimir Musaelian, 1973

Luis Corvalan and L.I. Brezhnev. Author — Vladimir Musaelian, 1976

Novorossiysk. L.I. Brezhnev at the Pepsi-Cola company. Author — Vladimir Musaelian, 1974

Hunting farm Zalesye. L.I. Brezhnev during hunting. Author — Vladimir Musaelian, 1976

Hunting stories. Author — Vladimir Musaelian, 1978

USA. In the summer residence of the American president. Author — Vladimir Musaelian, 1973

USA. A walk on the Potomac River. Author — Vladimir Musaelian, 1973

By the campfire. Author — Vladimir Musaelian, 1976

Kazakhstan. At the Medeo skating rink. Author — Vladimir Musaelian, 1973

Crimea. During a yacht trip. Author — Vladimir Musaelian, 1973

L.I. Brezhnev is visiting Artek residents. Author — Vladimir Musaelian, 1979