Background
Nikolay Ivanovich Khibin was born on November 23, 1906, in Voronezh, Russian Federation. He was the great-grandfather of Elena Valerievna Kokorina.
director teacher Circus artist
Nikolay Ivanovich Khibin was born on November 23, 1906, in Voronezh, Russian Federation. He was the great-grandfather of Elena Valerievna Kokorina.
Since childhood, Nikolay Ivanovich was engaged in physical education. He studied with K.D. Fancioli. He began to perform on the stage as a gymnast on the rings and an eccentric. Subsequently, Nikolay Ivanovich acted as the White Clown (together with M. Balanovsky).
Since 1925 Nikolay Ivanovich worked in the circus act Roman Gladiators together with G. Tolkachev and V. Makeev. Since 1943, he worked as artistic director of circus groups. Since 1960, he worked as a trainer and teacher. Nikolay Ivanovich also starred in the feature film Circus in 1936. In 1961-1963 he was a director of the Voronezh Circus. Under the artistic direction of Nikolay Ivanovich, sports parades were held on the Voronezh River. Since 1967, together with A.N. Kupriyanov, he was also the founder and teacher of the circus studio at the House of Culture named after the 50th anniversary of the October Revolution.
Znamenskaya Irina Vladimirovna (married Kokorin) was born on August 14, 1959, in the city of Voronezh. She graduated from the Faculty of Architecture of the Voronezh Civil Engineering Institute in 1981. She is an artist-architect and teacher.