Anatoly Anatolyevich Durov
Anatoly Anatolyevich Durov ; other spelling variations Durov , Duroff , Russian Анатолий Анатольевич Дуров (* November 26 . jul / 8. December 1887 greg. in Voronezh ; † 19th November 1928 in Izhevsk ) was one of the best known and talentiertesten animal trainer of the 20th century. He came from a family of circus actors whose role in the development of the Russian circus should not be underestimated.
Life
Durov's ancestors
Anatoli's great-grandmother Nadezhda Durowa was the first officer in the Russian army to become a decorated soldier of the Russian cavalry during the war against Napoleon . His mother Teresa Durowa , b. Stadler, was a talented circus rider of German descent and owner of the Bavarian Circus. During the long and successful tours she found her home in Russia . His father Anatoly Leonidowitsch Durow was born into an old noble family, but had to separate from the family because of the wandering life of his circus troupe. Anatoly was a good acrobat, magician and reader. Anatoly (Sen.) and Vladimir Leonidowitsch Durow were the first of the Durov dynasty to gain fame as circus actors.
Career
In 1914 Anatoly Junior made his circus debut in the Nikitins brothers' circus in the Russian city of Ryazan . But the real fame came after the October Revolution in 1917. Anatoly Durov the youngest appeared with a large group of animals. In 1921 he went abroad with his guest performances. In Serbia he performed in the Alhambra variety show in the city of Subotica ; in the city of Zagreb in a concert hall, in the city of Sarajevo - in the winter garden . In November 1921 he signed contracts for his performances in the cities of Graz and Vienna , Austria , with the international circus Orpheus for 500,000 crowns plus travel expenses.
From 1922 to 1923 he toured Italy with guest appearances in Rome , Milan , Padua (Padova), Genoa (Genova), Bari , Venice , Bologna , Treviso , Adria (Atria) and other places. The Italian Queen Elena asked Anatoly Anatolievich Durov to give a private performance at her royal villa. His trained dog, Petit, lived in the queen's palace for three days. Queen Elena gave him a gold cigar case and letters of thanks.
After touring Europe and the USA , Anatoly Durov returned to Soviet Russia , where he developed the internationally recognized performance program. He later settled in the southern Russian city of Taganrog (1926), where he founded the Taganrog Animal Theater by Anatoly Durov .
Anatoly Durow died relatively young in 1928. His nephews Wladimir Grigoryevich Durow (1909–1972) and Juri Wladimirowitsch Durow (1909–1971) continued his tradition. Both became People's Artists of the USSR . Juri Jurjewitsch Durow (born October 11, 1954), Juri's son, is currently in charge of the Durow Theater in Moscow .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Ilja Ehrenburg reports on Wladimir (1863-1934) in his memoir Menschen - Jahre - Leben (special edition Munich 1965, part I, pages 504-512). The Russian writer worked for some time with the animal trainer and clown in the field of children's theater. There is also a nice anecdote from the Wilhelmine city of Berlin in Spiegel from February 4, 1959. Then Durow called a pig, which he had fitted a helmet, Wil during a guest appearance . When the pimple hood threatened to fall off the restless animal, Durow gesticulated to draw attention to the danger. He called out: "Wil - Helm! Wil - Helm!". The number brought Durow the expulsion from the empire. See here , accessed April 9, 2011
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| SURNAME | Durow, Anatoly Anatolyevich |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Durov, Anatoly Anatolyevich; Duroff, Anatoly Anatolyevich; Дуров, Анатолий Анатольевич (Russian) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Russian animal trainer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 8, 1887 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Voronezh |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 19, 1928 |
| Place of death | Izhevsk |