"Bereavement for the national circus": trainer Mikhail Bagdasarov died
2021-05-04T20:48:06.957Z
The famous trainer of predatory animals, People's Artist of Russia Mikhail Bagdasarov died in Moscow from complications of COVID-19. He was 75 years old. The artist devoted his whole life to the circus. Already at the age of 16, he became a uniformist and worked for a long time with Margarita Nazarova and Konstantin Konstantinovsky, helping them cook animals and at the same time comprehending the intricacies of training. In 1973, Bagdasarov began performing on his own, later tigers, lions, panthers, jaguars and other animals began to participate in his show. His daughter Karina and son Arthur continued their father's work and also became trainers.
Source: russiart