Presentation: Alexander Zass — “Russian Samson”

Presentation: Alexander Zass — “Russian Samson”

The presentation is dedicated to the 130th jubilee of Alexander Zass, worldwide famous athlete who started his career in Orenburg as a circus performer. Later Zass becomes known as “Russian Samson” who seduced France and Great Britain by his performances.

Yury Vlasov and Valentin Dikul, Arnold Schwarzenegger and Vladimir Turсhinsky used his unique methods of isometric exercises. In spite of the fact that the major part of his life Alexander Zass lived in Europe and, particularly in Great Britain, he remained the Russian person deep in his soul, he always wanted to serve to his homeland. The return of his heritage began in 2000s when the main testimonies of his glory were collected in the UK, when the museum exposition was opened in Orenburg, one of the best sculptors in Russia Alexandr Rukavishnikov created the monument to Zass and his memoir was translated and published in Russian.

The talk will be given by Mr. Igor Khramov, the president of “Eurasia” foundation and director of Orenburg Publishing House – Donkovtsev Publishers, researcher and author of the Russian edition of Alexander’s Zass memoire.

Free admission