National artist of the USSR, “Sunny clown” Oleg Popov, who died November 2, in the 87th year of life, will be buried in Germany on 9 November, said the people’s artist of Russia, Director of the Great Moscow state circus Edgard Zapashny.
“Tonight, a plane he will travel to Moscow the day after tomorrow in Germany, and tomorrow will be buried where he lived the last 30 years,” said Zapashny, who arrived in Rostov-on-don at the farewell ceremony with Popov, reports TASS.
farewell to the artist, who died in the capital of the don during the tour, held Monday at the arena in Rostov circus. The decision on whether to hold the farewell ceremony here was attended the wife of Popov, with whom he acted.
“if I was to make a farewell at the Great Moscow state circus, and she (wife Popova) decided not to carry Oleg Konstantinovich, and to say goodbye here on his last tour. It shows her respect for his creativity, his last wish, his last wish was to work in Russia. Many cities were planned ahead for a tour for the next six months,” said Zapashny.
Oleg Popov died of cardiac arrest November 2, on 87-m to year of life in Rostov-on-don, where he arrived on tour. Buried actor will be in Germany, where he lived and worked since 1991.
Popov was born on 31 July 1930. He is known to the General public in the image of “Sunny the clown”. A shock of light yellow hair, a disproportionately large striped pants, black and white plaid cap and red nose – his eternal image. In early 1951, Oleg Popov was included in the group of Moscow artists, toured the country. His performance was so successful that entered the concert film “arena of the brave” (1953). Since 1991 Oleg Popov lived and worked in Germany, where he moved when he married a German woman. There he organized his own circus program. In 2015, for the first time in these years arrived in Russia.
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