Zoo Circus Black Panther USSROriginal vintage Soviet advertising poster for a Zoo Circus showing a fantastic stylised image of an elegant black panther with its bright yellow eyes shining against the dark grey background, the title below in white letters and the logo of an acrobat reaching to a star above. In 1919 Lenin formed a state union for theatrical work, which included the circus industry; in 1957 the union of circuses was formed under the Ministry of Culture; this became