Monthly Archives: January 2019
Life and death under the big top Irina Asmus: the Tragic story of a clown Toffee from “Abvgdeyka»
One of the most popular children’s TV shows in the USSR was “Avbgdeika”, which was conducted by Tatyana Chernyaeva and clowns Klepa, Levushkin, Yura and Toffee (Irina Asmus). The kids were crazy about her. Natural charm, a flair for the dramatic and incredible ease of Toffee had both children and adults. In 1985, she suddenly disappeared from the program, and a year later it became known about her tragic death during a performance in the circus. Continue reading
Inseparable brothers, thanks to which the term “Siamese twins” appeared”
The term “Siamese twins” came from two brothers, Chang and Eng, who were born in Siam, but were known far beyond the borders of their homeland. Most of their lives were surprisingly quiet-the brothers got rich, got their own house, got married, and had quite a few offspring – the brothers had a total of 21 children.
Chang and Eng Bunker were born on may 11, 1811 in a fishing village near Bangkok in the Kingdom of Siam (today Thailand). Continue reading