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                                                                                                  Кузнецов Е. М. Цирк: Происхождение, развитие, перспективы. М., 1971
                                               
                      
                                                                             
           
    
    
    
        
    
                                   
        
            
    
    
    
    
    
                        
    
                      
      
        
    
    
        
    
        
        
            
    
    
                    
        
                                                               
                                                                                                
                            
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                                                        Circus (entry) 
                                                                           
                         
                        CIRCUS. The establishment of circuses in St. Petersburg was preceded by traditional Russian amusements and games where trained animals took part in the fun. In the first years of the city's live bear-baiting (bear comedies) appeared in St
                                             
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                                                        Menageries (entry) 
                                                                           
                         
                        MENAGERIES. 1) In the beginning of the 18th century - hunting areas in the appendages of tsar's property. In 1718 a menagerie like that was established in Sarskaya farmstead (see Tsarskoe Selo)
                                             
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