Rudolf Nureyev

Rudolf Khametovich Nureyev (Bashkir: Рудольф Хәмит улы Нуриев, Tatar: Рудольф Хәмит улы Нуриев, Russian: Рудо́льф Хаме́тович Нуре́ев) (17 March 1938 – 6 January 1993) was a Soviet-born dancer of ballet and modern dance, one of the most celebrated 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.Nureyev defected from the Soviet Union to the West in 1961, despite KGB efforts to stop him.

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Rudolf Nureyev
Alias (AKA)Nureyev Rudolf Khametovich
Birth dateMarch 17, 1938
Birth nameRudolf Khametovich Nureyev
Birth place
Siberia , Soviet Union , Irkutsk , Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic
Nationality
Russia
Ethnicity
Bashkirs
Citizenship
Austria
cause of death
AIDS
Date of deathJanuary 06, 1993
Place of death
Paris , Levallois-Perret
Education
Mariinsky Ballet

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  1. http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=FB0A16FD3C5D12728DDDA00894DC405B898BF1D3
  2. http://vault.fbi.gov/Rudolph%20Nureyev
  3. http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcfour/audiointerviews/profilepages/nureyevr1.shtml
  4. http://www.culturekiosque.com/dance/Features/rhebaya.htm
  5. http://www.kaktos.gr
  6. http://www.nureyev.org
  7. http://www.nysun.com/article/61345