Rudolph Nureyev, Russian ballet dancer, in London

January 6, 1993 - RUDOLPH NUREYEV (March 17, 1938 - January 6, 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. Died from cardiac complications due to AIDS, at age 54 on January 6, 1993. PICTURED: Jun 20, 1977 - London, England, United Kingdom - RUDOLPH NUREYEV in his dressing room at the Coliseum Theatre in London where he revealed that the Russians have rejected a renewed application by his 73-year-old mother to visit him in Britain. (Credit Image: (c) KEYSTONE Pictures/ZUMAPRESS.com/Mary Evans)

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