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Her name was Rossa Matilda Richter, but the world knew her as Zazel. A girl who grew up in a circus family, she learned from an early age to fear nothing and push the boundaries of what was possible. And at 17, she became the first stuntwoman to perform a dangerous and spectacular trick: shooting a man out of a cannon. She started in the troupe of the Great Farini, toured with Barnum and Bailey's "The Greatest Show on Earth," and once received a personal thank you from the fire department for promoting a safety net to save people from burning buildings. From an early age, she recklessly risked herself. Which begs the question: does the state have the right to forbid people from putting their lives on the line? The video uses fragments from the Soviet films "Circus" (1936), directed by Grigori Alexandrov, and "That Same Munchausen" (1980), directed by Mark Zakharov. Support the channel with exclusive materials for subscribers: Boosty: https://boosty.to/elevated Patreon: / julia_bolchakova Download my fiction books from Etsy (e-pub or pdf): https://www.etsy.com/ca/shop/Aleutie?... From Russia, it is more convenient to download from Boosty: https://boosty.to/elevated (e-pub, pdf or fb2). FOR BOOSTY AND PATREON SUBSCRIBERS MY BOOKS ARE FREE! If you have problems with the files, write to me in PM inside Boosty or Patreon. All materials in these videos are used for educational purposes and fall within the guidelines of fair use. No copyright infringement intended. If you are, or represent, the copyright owner of materials used in this video, and feel that they were used inappropriately, please, contact me and I'll do all necessary changes.