Zhukov Trophy circus in Russia

Zhukov Trophy circus
Type	circus
Founded	1945
First elephant arrived	1945
Country	Russia
Related persons
Owner	Georgy Konstantinovich Zhukov

Directors

Key People

Veterinarians
Elephant department
Head keepers of elephants	1945-1945: Karl Stvora (elephant trainer)

Elephant keepers
Record history
History of updates	2025-04-07:

Latest document update	2025-04-07 19:57:35

Description

Zhukov Trophy circus, Russia , was founded in 1945 and the first elephant arrived in 1945.

Comments / picturesA circus was captured in Berlin during the Battle of Berlin as a trophy by Marshal Georgy Zhukov and brought to Moscow, including the female Asian elephant Punchi, who together with her keeper was relocated to Circus Durov in Moscow.

References for records about Zhukov Trophy circus

Recommended Citation

Koehl, Dan (2025). Zhukov Trophy circus, Elephant Encyclopedia. Available online at https://www.elephant.se/location2.php?location_id=3062. (archived at the Wayback machine)

Sources used for this article is among others:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgy_Zhukov
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Berlin
https://www.pinterest.com/pin/182747697349324988/
Elefanten-Magazin, Heft 33/2019, https://www.elefanten-schutz-europa.de/Veroeffentlichungen/Magazin/Magazin-31-35/

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