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After every act, Oleg Popov, the famous clown, puts on his own show. Popov is very appealing, but I did not find him very humorous. Liston probably would not think much of Heifetz, either...

Author: By Daniel J. Chasan, | Title: The Moscow Circus | 10/16/1963 | See Source »

...these separate acts are interspersed and punctuated by the subdued gesturing of Oleg Popov, who is celebrated as one of the world's great clowns. A thoroughly trained circus performer, he can walk the tightwire or the slack wire; he is both animal trainer and juggler. He takes no pratfalls, and he is not the sad flopsy-mopsy fopsy that most U.S. clowns make themselves, but it is difficult to see why he is so renowned. Hailed as a star, he is really little more than a mildly engaging filler...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Circuses: Brown Lake | 10/4/1963 | See Source »

...Popov has noted few differences between research as conducted in this country and as carried out in the U.S.S.R...

Author: By Gerald R. Davidson, | Title: Popov Studying at College | 10/21/1961 | See Source »

Within the limitations of available funds, Russian physicists are free to choose their own projects, Popov pointed out. Just as scientists here usually need grants to carry out large programs, a Soviet experimentalist must obtain funds from the Soviet Academy of Sciences if he wishes to conduct a project that would require the purchase of new equipment...

Author: By Gerald R. Davidson, | Title: Popov Studying at College | 10/21/1961 | See Source »

Because he studied what C.S. life would be like before he came here, Popov has had little difficulty adjusting to American customs...

Author: By Gerald R. Davidson, | Title: Popov Studying at College | 10/21/1961 | See Source »

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