Russia: Brigitte Bardot autograph pays for fan's operation

Suffering from a lung disease, Komarov put his prized possession up for sale to pay for the surgery, getting 61,000 rubles (around 1,400 euros, 2,100 dollars) in return.
"Without this operation I will die. I would never have wanted to sell this photograph, but I have no other option," explained the miner, who is pictured in the Russian newspaper holding the famous photo in his hand.
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