Yuri Nikulin. War. Arena. Cinema

This book will open a little-known Yuri Nikulin to the reader: a courageous, brave fighter, a loyal comrade-in-arms, a fearless anti-aircraft gunner, a true Russian warrior, infinitely devoted to his country.

“I will never forget the first fighter killed in front of me. We were sitting in a firing position and eating from mess kits. We were so engrossed in eating out of hunger that we didn't even hear the sound of the flying shell. It exploded a few meters from us. And the shard took off the charge’s head. Here was a man sitting with a spoon in his hands, steam rising from the mess kit, and the upper part of his head was sliced off cleanly as if by a razor, and blood was running down the remaining part of his face,” recalled Yuri Nikulin.

The most incredible thing is that after all the horrors, hardships, and deprivations of the war that Yuri Vladimirovich endured, he managed to preserve in his heart a great love for people, for life, for his country. And to convey to the audience a bright joy and optimism that has been adding happiness for three generations in a row…

What about his comedic and dramatic films, quotes from which have long been “dissected” and successfully used even in modern commercials? The book will unveil new, previously undisclosed facts about the life and work of Yuri Vladimirovich. Rare photographs from the family archive are published for the first time.

The son of the great actor – Maxim Yuryevich Nikulin, the director of the famous Circus on Tsvetnoy Boulevard – wrote the preface.