Rudolf Nureyev
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gender
Male
birthday
March 17, 1938
died
January 6, 1993
place of birth
Irkutsk, USSR [now Russia]
also known as
Rudolph Nureyev · Rudolf Chametowitsch Nurejew · Rudolf Nurejew · Rudolf Noureev
total credits
36 movies
Biography
Rudolf Khametovich Nureyev (17 March 1938 – 6 January 1993) was a Tatar dancer from the former Soviet Union, considered one of the most celebrated ballet dancers of the 20th century. Nureyev's artistic skills explored expressive areas of the dance, providing a new role to the male ballet dancer who once served only as support to the women.
He defected to the West, despite KGB efforts to stop him. According to KGB archives studied by Peter Watson, Nikita Khrushchev personally signed an order to have Nureyev killed
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