Clowns and street performers come together in Staritsa, a town in Russia’s Tver region about 200 kilometers (125 miles) northwest of Moscow, to take part in Karandash-Fest.
The festival honors the legacy of famed Soviet circus clown Karandash—born Mikhail Rumyantsev—who began his performing career in this Volga River town.
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