A comprehensive feature has been released about Anatoly Parfenov, a Soviet Olympic wrestling champion with an extraordinary background. Parfenov was a peasant's son who served as both a storm trooper and tank operator during World War II, meeting victory in Berlin. After only five years of classical wrestling training, he won an Olympic gold medal in the heavyweight division and later coached the legendary Nikolai Balboshin. The story includes interviews with his son and students, and details from his native village of Dvornikovo where locals still remember him. Anecdotes include Parfenov crushing a pickpocket's hand on a train, carrying buckets of cabbage with one finger, defeating multiple bandits alone, and transporting logs from the forest either on his shoulders or by pulling sleds himself instead of using horses. The piece paints a portrait of immense physical strength combined with community leadership and moral character.
