Monument to the Russian clown Yuri Nikulin outside Moscow Circus in Moscow, Russia
Moscow Circus on Tsvetnoy Boulevard was the only circus in Moscow between 1926 and 1971 and still remains the most popular one. The circus building was opened on 20 October 1880 as the Solomonsky Circus. Known by a variety of names during the Soviet period, the troupe was awarded the Order of Lenin in 1939. Among the famous performers who worked there were the clowns Karandash, Oleg Popov, and Yury Nikulin, who managed the company for fifteen years and whose name it has borne since his passing in 1997. In front of the building is a remarkable statue of Nikulin, whose son has been in charge of the circus ever since his death. Yuri Vladimirovich Nikulin (18 December 1921 - 21 August 1997) was a well-known Soviet and Russian actor and clown who starred in many popular films. He was awarded the title of People's Artist of the USSR in 1973 and Hero of Socialist Labour in 1990. He also received a number of state awards, including the prestigious Order of Lenin, which he received twice in his lifetime.
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Location: Moscow Circus, Tsvetnoy Bulvar, Moscow, Moscow Region, Russia, Eastern Europe
Photo credit: © DE ROCKER / Alamy / Afripics
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