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An official picture of Soviet statesman Mikhail Suslov. it was taken in the end 70's. it was published on many occasions by Soviet Government in Media and posters.

The image was an official portrait of Suslov and is therefore public domain as it is a government image.

[edit] Rationale for use in Mikhail Suslov

This is the publicity image, an official portrait of the Soviet prominent released by the Soviet government organization, now a non-existing entity, to represent a leader of the country to the world. The subject of the article is not alive and taking a free image of him is impossible. The image is not only unrepeatable but also irreplaceable my a generic image that would merely show how the person looked like. This is the official image that shows not just the appearance of the subject but how he and the authority wanted him to be represented.

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