Certificate of contribution of funds for a tank column. 1943.

During the war, circus performers served as part of front-line brigades, performing for soldiers, fighting in the active army, and training dogs and horses for the front. The performers performed their duties alongside infantrymen, tank crews, and pilots. Circus performers financed the construction of a bomber and a tank column, the «Soviet Circus.» Circus performers from various cities across the USSR raised funds. For example, the Ivanovo Circus raised 123,000 rubles.