Iurii Nikulin. Smeshnoe i tragicheskoe - Razzakov Fedor Ibatovich

"Funny and tragic - two sisters accompanying us through life, " - said Yuri Nikulin. It's the same in his life. Brilliant clown in the Moscow Circus on Color Boulevard, actor of comedy cinema, compiler of many collections of anecdotes - so we remember him. Meanwhile, Nikulin's life was not easy, it was not overflowing only with rainbow moments. The blood of the Great Patriotic War, the daily overcoming of misunderstanding of his work by those who considered the ability to make light and unnecessary. But he stubbornly walked his way, relying on the support of family and friends, on the love of millions of viewers. "Hearing laughter is a joy. To make laughter is a pride for me." And Yuri Nikulin was really proud to make us laugh. In the new book, the well-known journalist Fyodor Razakov recreates the life of Yuri Nikulin literally by day, in all details, without concealing anything, up to the common gossip and rumors. At the same time, the author, covering the events of the life of the great clown, resorts to many sources: memoirs, memories of family and friends, interviews and articles.