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Molla Nǝsrǝddin

One of the earliest satirical periodicals published in a Turkic language.

Molla Nesreddin

Gifts to the Circus

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Title

Gifts to the Circus

Description

The Emir of Bukhara gives a medal to a clown inside of a circus tent. Trained animals, including pigs with top hats and dogs with collars, stand nearby. Old men in traditional clothing sit in the audience.

Collection

1908

Publication Reference

No.16 (April 21, 1908). Middle pages.

Subjects

CircusClownsDurov, Anatoly,Said Mir Mohammed Alim Khan, emir of Bukhoro, 1880

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