File:Mirzoyan, Vardanyan and Sarkisyan.png

Soviet Armenian Oksen Mirzoyan, Yurik Vardanyan and Yurik Sarkisyan, probably 1980s

Source:http://www.chidlovski.net/liftup/l_galleryResult.asp?a_id=285

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3. It contributes significantly to the article in which it is used by identifying its subject.

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