On November 3, 2016, Moscow Times reported: "Oleg Popov, one of Russia’s most beloved clowns, died at the age of 87 last night in Rostov-on-Don." What was he more commonly known as?

Popov's clown character followed the tradition of the Russian folk character "Ivanushka," who has a fool himself and makes a fool of others. In 1955, Popov became the first Soviet clown to perform outside Russia. He once said that his goal is to “create joy, not laughter for its own sake".

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