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Far from the pageantry and money of American pro wrestling, Russian grapplers exist in the shadows, where the bad guys wear red, white and blue.
via Lens Blog: http://lens.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/03/19/underground-wrestling-in-moscow/?module=BlogPost-Title&version=Blog
“In Russia, wrestling is considered cruel — and Western,” said Pavel Volkov, a photographer. “Convincing landlords is not an easy sell.” His latest work, “Wrestling in Moscow,” is a deep dive into the underground Russian scene, and it captures performers and fans who fight and clamor for a sport that lives in shadows.