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Rudolf Nureyev

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

March 17, 1938(54)

Day of Death

January 6, 1993

Place of Birth

Irkutsk, USSR [now Russia]

Also Known As

Rudolph NureyevRudolf Chametowitsch NurejewRudolf NurejewRudolf NoureevРудольф Хәмит улы Нуриев
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Rudolf Nureyev

Acting

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 Description above from the Wikipedia article Rudolf Nureyev, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia​

Known For

Filmography