Lopukhova, Evgenia (1884–1941)
Lopukhova, Evgenia (1884–1941)
Russian prima ballerina. Name variations: Yevgenia Lopoukhova. Born 1884; died 1941; dau. of Vasili Lopukhov (St. Petersburg theater attendant) and Constanza Karlovna Douglas Lopukhova; sister of Andrei Lopukhov (1898–1947, character dancer and teacher), Fedor Lopukhov (b. 1886, Soviet choreographer), and Lydia Lopokova (c. 1892–1981).
Was a leading ballerina in Soviet Russia.
See also Women in World History.
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