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Irina Bugrimova

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Russian circus performer (1910-2001)

Lived 1910 to 2001 · aged 90
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Irina Nikolayevna Bugrimova-Buslayeva was the first female lion tamer in the Soviet Union.

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Postal card commemorating centennial of Bugrimova's birthPostal card commemorating centennial of Bugrimova's birth

Awards 10

Order of Lenin
Hero of Socialist Labour
Order of the Badge of Honour
People's Artist of the USSR
Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 3rd class
Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 4th class
Order of Friendship of Peoples
Order of the Red Banner of Labour
People's Artist of the RSFSR
Merited Artist of the RSFSR

About this person

Irina Nikolayevna Bugrimova-Buslayeva was the first female lion tamer in the Soviet Union. Called a "circus legend" by sources such as the BBC, Bugrimova was the first woman in Russia and the then-Soviet Union to work with lions, tigers, and ligers in a variety of performing acts, and trained more than 70 big cats during her career.

Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1910 to 2001 · aged 90
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11 languages

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