The famous circus clown Karandash (Mikhail Rumyantsev) with his faithful dog, Ink Spot
A bronze statue of the famous Soviet circus clown Mikhail Rumyanstev is to be erected in Moscow. He drew applause for a half century from the early 1930s by appearing in the circus ring in a ridiculous hat, with an absurd walking stick in his hands, and in the company of a trademark Scottish terrier named Ink Spot. Rumyanstev’s stage name was Karandash (“Pencil”). He entertained Soviet troops on the battlefronts of the Second World War as often as he could.
17 March 2008
Voice of Russia World Service
http://www.ruvr.ru/main.php?lng=eng&q=24345&cid=51&p=17.03.2008 (in Russian and English)
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