Hearing the name Yuri Nikulin, each of us will certainly smile - some remember his brilliant clownery at the Moscow Circus on Tsvetnoy Boulevard, others have watched comedy films with his participation many times, others have read the collections of jokes he compiled. Meanwhile, Nikulin’s life was by no means easy. He walked the front roads of the Great Patriotic War, honed his artistic skills for many years, and struggled with the misunderstanding of those who considered his ability to make people laugh lightweight and unnecessary. And he stubbornly followed his own path, relying on the support of his family, the understanding of his friends and the love of millions of viewers to whom his kind humor inspired optimism and faith in people. The first biography of Yuri Nikulin in the “ZhZL” series, written by journalist Ieva Pozharskaya, reconstructs the life path of a wonderful artist based on his memoirs, interviews, memories of family and friends.