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first person to develop a complete act on a swinging trapeze.
After graduation, Elene joined the Moscow Circus for 5 years. Though the circus traveled outside of Russia, the performers were not allowed to explore other cities. 
In 1989 after the fall of the Berlin wall, performers were allowed to sign individual contracts.
Elena came [[strikethrough]] to lay out for [[/strikethrough]] the Big Apple Circus in New York. (oops, before that she went to Paris for an aerialist competition, won a Gold Medal & met her husband.)
Circus performers tend to travel the globe wherever there are jobs.
during World War II, some Jews hid in plain sight as circus performers.
The KGB traveled out of the country, with the Moscow Circus to keep a close eye on performers.