About the book: 2010 / Hearing the name of Yuri Nikulin, each of us will certainly smile - some remember his brilliant clowning in the Moscow Circus on Tsvetnoy Boulevard, others have watched comedies many times films with his participation, others read collections of jokes compiled by him. Meanwhile, Nikulin’s life was by no means easy. He walked the front roads of the Great Patriotic War, honed his artistic skills for many years, and struggled with the misunderstanding of those who considered his ability to make people laugh lightweight and unnecessary. And he stubbornly followed his own path, relying on the support of his family, the understanding of his friends and the love of millions of viewers to whom his kind humor inspired optimism and faith in people. The first biography of Yuri Nikulin in the “ZhZL” series, written by journalist Ieva Pozharskaya, reconstructs the life path of a wonderful artist based on his memoirs, interviews, memories of family and friends.