Galina Ulanova

The Scotsman | March 26, 1998| | Copyright

Galina Ulanova, ballet dancer

Born: 8 January, 1910, in St Petersburg Died: 21 March, 1998, aged 88

GALINA Ulanova was, quite simply, the Margot Fonteyn of Soviet ballet. She was the prima ballerina of both the Kirov and the Bolshoi companies and was a legend in the pre-war Soviet Union. In the Fifties, when foreign tours became politically accepted, her artistry was acknowledged worldwide. Ulanova was born into a dancing family. Both her parents were connected with the Imperial Ballet and her mother ensured she received ballet instruction from an early age. She attended the famous Marinsky ...

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