Acipenseridae
Acipenseridae (sturgeons; superorder Chondrostei, order Acipenseriformes) A family of large, fairly sluggish, bottom-feeding fish that have a low-slung mouth, toothless jaws, four
barbels in front of the upper jaw, and rows of large plates along the body. They are found in Europe, Asia, and N. America. Most of the 26 species are marine but ascend rivers to spawn. A few species, e.g. the sterlet (
Acipenser ruthenus), live wholly in fresh water. The processed roe of ripe female common sturgeon (
Acipenser sturio and beluga
Huso huso is renowned as caviar (the most available caviar is from the beluga).
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Rudolf Nureyev, the dancer who never had to fit in
Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe; 1/29/1995; ; 700+ words
; PERPETUAL MOTION The Public and Private Lives of Rudolf Nureyev. By Otis Stuart. Simon & Schuster. 298 pp. Illustrated...Christine Temin is the Globe's dance and art critic. Rudolf Nureyev wrote his autobiography when he was 25 -- and there...
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Nureyev in Milan. (News).(Rudolf Nureyev)
Magazine article from: Dance Magazine; 4/1/2003; ; 700+ words
; ...the first company to celebrate Rudolf Nureyev on the tenth anniversary of his...and the publication of the book Rudolf Nureyev alla Scala. Little wonder in...celebrations is surely the publication of Rudolf Nureyev alla Scala (see lascalabookstore...
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The merchant prince of ballet.(Rudolf Nureyev; excerted from 'Perpetual Motion')(Cover Story)
Magazine article from: Dance Magazine; 2/1/1995; ; 700+ words
; ...and restaurants, Nureyev became famous for...in his reach. "Rudolf was not cheap in...Arova, another of Nureyev's earliest partners...agrees with Nerina: "Rudolf really knew what...mutual friend and told Nureyev about it only after the deed was done: "Rudolf was furious. He...
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Nureyev's ballet slippers sold at auction for $18,619.(Rudolf Nureyev)
Magazine article from: Dance Magazine; 2/1/1996; ; 700+ words
; ...indeed what a pair of slippers worn Rudolf Nureyev sold for at the second sale of...In all, twenty-one pairs of Nureyev's footwear were sold for a total...for the Liechtenstein-based Rudolf Nureyev Foundation, which assists dancers...
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Attitudes.(About Russian dancer Rudolf Nureyev)
Magazine article from: Dance Magazine; 8/1/2003; ; 700+ words
; Rudolf Nureyev, dancer extraordinary...very clearly. I heard of Nureyev's death-it was not unexpected...back sentimental tears that Rudolf himself would have mocked...able to get to Paris for Nureyev's funeral, so in a way...
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 "The Advocate (The national gay & lesbian newsmagazine)")
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When Nureyev stood still: more than 25 years after Rudolf Nureyev posed for artist Jamie Wyeth, the portraits of the great gay dancer still captivate. (art).(Interview)
Magazine article from: The Advocate (The national gay & lesbian newsmagazine); 4/1/2003; ; 700+ words
; ...portraitist Jamie Wyeth approached Rudolf Nureyev about posing for a series of paintings...New York City on tour with his Nureyev and Friends concerts, the dancer...says Wyeth, now 56, speaking of Nureyev's decision to pose for the 41...
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Premier danseur: ballet's greatest superstar, Rudolf Nureyev, defined his era. (includes excerpt from Diane Solway's 'Nureyev: His Life')
Magazine article from: The Advocate (The national gay & lesbian newsmagazine); 10/27/1998; ; 700+ words
; ...that he wished to remain in their country. Rudolf Nureyev was the first artistic defector from the Soviet...however, rarely as much fun. An excerpt from Nureyev: His Life At 23, Rudolf Nureyev had already established himself as an explosively...
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Nureyev Saluted on Film and TV.(Rudolf Nureyev's filmed performances)(Brief Article)
Magazine article from: Dance Magazine; 9/1/2000; ; 700+ words
; ...thirty-ninth anniversary of Rudolf Nureyev's defection to the West, the...prepared in cooperation with the Rudolf Nureyev Foundation, Lichtenstein, proved...cement the memory of the young Rudolf Nureyev as a historic force in dance that...
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Into the Company of Giants; Rudolf Nureyev's Choreographed, Poetic Exit
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 1/13/1993; ; 700+ words
; ...admirers, it seemed certain that Rudolf Nureyev was about to appear on the landing...funeral with the abrupt reminder that Nureyev too ended life, at age 54, with...Jack Lang in a eulogy that traced Nureyev's unequaled career, spanning...
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Nureyev remembered.(Rudolf Nureyev: The Life)(Book review)
Magazine article from: Contemporary Review; 12/22/2008; ; 700+ words
; Rudolf Nureyev: The Life. Julie Kavanagh...viewpoints to take into account. Nureyev's famous tantrum at Zeffirelli...Albrecht for Giselle as Rudolf's 'acting out the Stanislavskian...inkwell' as Gibbon says. Nureyev's famous leap to freedom...
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Nureyev, Rudolf
Encyclopedia entry from: U*X*L Encyclopedia of World Biography
Rudolf Nureyev Born: March 17, 1938 Irkutsk, Russia...choreographer (a composer of dance) Rudolph Nureyev captured international acclaim as...both stage and screen. Childhood Rudolf Hametovich Nureyev was born on March 17, 1938, on a...
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Rudolf Nureyev
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Rudolf Nureyev , 1938-93, Russian ballet dancer...Irkutsk, Siberian USSR (now Russia). Nureyev studied in Ufa and Leningrad (now St...classical ballet dancer of his generation, Nureyev was noted for his overpowering stage presence...
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The 1960s: The Arts: People in the News
Book article from: American Decades
...day at Yankee Stadium. Russian-born ballet dancer Rudolf Nureyev and Dame Margot Fonteyn were the stars of an extremely...Britain's Royal Ballet in America in 1965. The young Nureyev was a particular draw, becoming one of the biggest...
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Mikhail Baryshnikov
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
...compared Baryshnikov with another of Pushkin's students, Rudolf Nureyev, who had fled the former Soviet Union and the haven...ostentatious proponent of the Russian ballet style than Nureyev. His technique was praised for its ease and purity...
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Fred Astaire
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...Easter Parade (1948), Funny Face (1956), Silk Stockings (1957). A number of classical dancers, notably Rudolf Nureyev and Mikhail Baryshnikov, have acknowledged an artistic debt to him. Bibliography: See his autobiography, Steps...
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