The most famous Soviet choreographer Yuri Grigorovich and the star of his troupe Yuri Vladimirov died on the same day
With them, the Bolshoi Theater was born, as it is known around the world On May 19, at the age of 98, the choreographer Yuri Grigorovich, a long -term leader of the Bolshoi Theater ballet troupe and, probably, the most famous choreographer of the USSR, which created the world brand of Soviet ballet. On the same day, one of the most noticeable dancers of his troupe, Yuri Vladimirov, the first performer of the party of Ivan the Terrible in the ballet Grigorovich, was died. He was 83 years old.