Oleg Popov was buried in Germany on November 9
Wife of Oleg Popov is on a farewell memorial service in the Rostov circus.
ROSTOV-ON-DON, February 7 — RIA Novosti, Ivan Kapustin. Legendary clown Oleg Popov, who died in Rostov-on-don November 2, in the 87th year of life, will be buried in Germany on 9 November, told reporters on Monday the Director of the Bolshoi Moscow circus on Vernadsky, people’s artist of Russia Edgard Zapashny.
Tonight the plane with the body of Oleg Popov will arrive in Moscow tomorrow, it will be sent to Germany, and the next day, Wednesday, will bury him, where he lived the last 30 leadgen Zapashny
He added that currently the wife of Oleg Popov is on a farewell memorial service in the Rostov circus. According to zapashnogo, from it came the idea to organize a farewell ceremony in Rostov-on-don.
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“The widow of Antonov decided not to carry his body, as was an offer from me personally to make a farewell at the Great Moscow state circus. She decided to say goodbye here on his last tour,” said Zapashny.
He added that Oleg Popov in the next six months were planning to visit with a tour of several Russian cities.