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360:. Kramarov's consistently-played version of a stock "Crazy Ivan" character "provided a veneer of protection in a totalitarian society". "When you're clever, the system kills you," Vidov said. "When you're crazy, you can get away with things." " touched off a chain reaction of smiles every time he walked down a Moscow street... He was our guy.", concluded Vidov.
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275:, another Russian actor who emigrated after Kramarov, noted: "The government took all of his posters down from the walls. They didn't want to have to explain why he left; it was easier just to forget."
120:; 13 October 1934 – 6 June 1995) was a Russian–American actor and comedian. He acted in at least 42 Soviet films, and later appeared in several more after his immigration to the United States.
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