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Vladimir Vasiliev
Acting
Born April 18, 1940 · Moscow, USSR [now Russia]
Also known as Vladimir Viktorovitch Vassiliev · Владимир Викторович Васильев · Владимир Васильев
Biography
Vladimir Viktorovich Vasiliev (born April 18, 1940) is a Russian ballet dancer and choreographer from Moscow, Russia. He was a principal dancer with the Bolshoi Ballet and its director from 1995 to 2000. He was best known for his role of Spartacus and his powerful leaps and turns. Vladimir Vasiliev was named "God of the dance" and is regarded as a classical dancer on the same level as Rudolf Nureyev and Mikhail Baryshnikov. At the height of their careers, Vladimir Vasiliev and Ekaterina Maximova were the golden couple of Russian ballet.
Awards & recognition
- Glinka State Prize of the RSFSR
- Golden Mask
- Knight of the National Order of Merit
- Lenin Komsomol Prize
- Lenin Prize
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- Merited Artist of the RSFSR
- National Order of Merit
- Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 3rd class
- Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 4th class
- Order of Friendship of Peoples
- Order of Holy Prince Daniel of Moscow
- Order of Holy Prince Daniel of Moscow 3rd class
- Order of Lenin
- Order of Rio Branco
- Order of the Red Banner of Labour
- Order of the Rising Sun
- Order of the Star of Italy
- People's Artist of the RSFSR
- People's Artist of the USSR
- The Crystal Turandot
- USSR State Prize
- Vasilyev Brothers State Prize of the RSFSR
