Valentin Filatov (bear trainer)

Valentin Filatov (Aug 12, 1920 – August 7, 1979) was a Soviet circus performer and animal trainer. His father ran a circus and he worked there from the age of six. He began training bears in 1944 and created the “Bear Circus” in 1949,[1] a popular show that featured bears doing unusual tricks, including riding motorbikes.[2][3] Filatov performed all over the world with the bears, was featured on the Ed Sullivan show,[4] and was even commemorated on a Soviet postage stamp.[5]

References
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  2. Manaev, Georgy (2018-07-03). "How bears really walked the streets in Russia". www.rbth.com. Retrieved 2018-12-19.
  3. "Moscow Circus--Marvelous Bears". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved 2018-12-19.
  4. "Valentin Filatov". IMDb. Retrieved 2018-12-19.
  5. Debenham, Anna (2014-04-12). "Stamps". Archived from the original on 2018-04-07. Retrieved 2019-01-09.


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