page_title: Irina Bugrimova
hierarchical_section_title: Irina Bugrimova
caption_attribution_description: English: 100th birth anniversary of Irina Bugrimova (1910—2001), a Soviet circus performer, a lion tamer. The postal stationery card with imprinted commemorative stamp, Russia, 12 March 2010, PTC Marka Catalogue No 208-окр/10, Michel No PSo198. Coated paper. Offset printing. Size of the postal card: 105×148 mm. Print run: 15,000. The commemorative stamp (7.70 ₽): the portrait of Irina Bugrimova. The illustration: Irina Bugrimova performs the show The Lion on Swings. Pictorial cancellation: Moscow, 13 March 2010, PTC Marka Catalogue No 21ш-2010. Русский: 100 лет со дня рождения И. Н. Бугримовой (1910—2001), советской артистки цирка, дрессировщицы львов. Односторонняя почтовая карточка с оригинальной маркой, Россия, 12 марта 2010 г., Каталог ИТЦ «Марка» № 208-окр/10, Michel № PSo198. Бумага мелованная. Офсетная печать. Размер почтовой карточки — 105×148 мм. Тираж — 15&#160;000. Марка (7,70 ₽): портрет И. Н. Бугримовой. Иллюстрация: Ирина Бугримова исполняет номер «Лев на качелях». Специальное гашение: Москва, 13 марта 2010 г., Каталог ИТЦ «Марка» № 21ш-2010.
context_page_description: Irina Bugrimova 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.
context_section_description: Irina Bugrimova (March 13, 1910 – February 20, 2001) 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.
caption: The postal card issued to commemorate the 100th birth anniversary of Irina Bugrimova. The Russian Post, 2010.
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