Valentin Ivanovich Filatov , circus animal trainer in Russia Born 1920-08-12 in Russia dead 1979-08-07 in Russia , son of director Ivan Filatov and animal trainer Taisia Yakovlevna . Born Aug. 12, 1920, in Yekaterinburg, Sverdlovsk; died Aug. 7, 1979, in Moscow. Soviet circus performer and animal trainer. Performing in the circus since the age of six, Filatov was an acrobat, equilibrist, and animal trainer. People's Artist of the USSR (1969). Member of the CPSU since 1953. He was born in the circus family: his father - Ivan Lazarevic (1873-1956) - was the landlord of the booths and traveling circuses, was the founder of zootsirkov in the USSR. He worked in a circus, from 6 years: he was an acrobat, equilibrists, trainer in Group of A.N. Kornilov. In 1935-1941, he was a caretaker to care for the animals, then assistant coach and of Kornilov. With its own number "Trained Bears' first appearance in 1941 in Kuibyshev. In one thousand nine hundred and forty-one - one thousand nine hundred and forty-four years touring with his father over the cities of Central Asia, showing a large mixed Group (lions, tigers, cheetahs, and the birds of different species). At the same time preparing a room with four bears. In 1949 created the attraction "Bear Circus", which brought great fame Filatov. In 1956, he played in Austria, Belgium, East Germany, Italy, Canada, Poland, the USA, France, Japan and Yugoslavia. He released a thematic program "Circus animals." Filatov was a prizewinner at the International Festival of Circus Art in Warsaw in 1956. He was awarded the Order of the Red Banner of Labor and various medals.
Valentin Filatov Born: 1920-08-12
Father:Ivan FilatovBorn: 1873
Mother:Taisia YakovlevnaBorn: ?
