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Tatar Diaspora in Paris visited the grave of Rudolf Nureyev

Tatar Diaspora in Paris visited the grave of Rudolf Nureyev

January 19, Tatars living in Paris, visited the tomb of the great compatriot, dancer and choreographer Rudolf Nureyev.

Remembrance event at the Russian cemetery of Sainte -Genevieve- des-Bois in the south of Paris was the anniversary of the Rudolf’s Nuriev’s death. A burial place, surrounded by fresh bouquets of flowers, well maintained and regularly visited by admirers and friends of the dancer.

Last years of his life, in 1983, the world-famous choreographer, dancer and conductor Rudolf Nuriev spent in France.

In Tatarstan, he is especially beloved because his mother Farida Nurieva ( Idrissova ) was a native of Alkeevsky region of the republic. Ballet dancer visited historic homeland twice, in March and May 1992, and January 6, 1993, he was gone.

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