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Yury Grigorovich

Russian dancer and choreographer (1927 - 2025) · Russia · On the map · Died at 98

Yury Nikolayevich Grigorovich was a Soviet and Russian ballet dancer, ballet master, choreographer, and pedagogue who dominated the Russian ballet for 30 years, especially as artistic director of the Bolshoi Ballet from 1964 to 1995.

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A typical day, 30 days to 11 November 2026

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2025Died19 May 20252017State Prize of the Russian FederationAward2011Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 1st classAward2009Order of the Badge of HonourAward2007Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 2nd classAward2004Order of Merit (Ukraine), 3rd classAward2003Golden MaskAward1997Medal "In Commemoration of the 850th Anniversary of Moscow"Award1987Order of the People's Republic of BulgariaAward1986Hero of Socialist LabourAward1981Order of the October RevolutionAward1976Order of LeninAward1970Lenin PrizeAward1966People's Artist of the RSFSRAward1957Jubilee Medal Medal "In Commemoration of the 250th Anniversary of Leningrad"Award1927Born2 January 1927

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Order of St. Andrew the Apostle the First-Called2017
State Prize of the Russian Federation2017
Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 1st class2011
Government Prize in Culture2011
Order of the Badge of Honour2009
Order of Francisc Skorina2007
Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 2nd class2007
Dostyk Order of grade II2005
Order of Merit (Ukraine), 3rd class2004
Hero of Labour of Krasnodar Krai2003
Golden Mask2003
Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 3rd class2002
Medal "In Commemoration of the 850th Anniversary of Moscow"1997
Order of the People's Republic of Bulgaria1987
Hero of Socialist Labour1986
Order of Lenin1986
USSR State Prize1985
Order of the October Revolution1981
Order of Cyril and Methodius, 1st Class1977
Order of Lenin1976
People's Artist of the USSR1973
Lenin Prize1970
Jubilee Medal "In Commemoration of the 100th Anniversary of the Birth of Vladimir Ilyich Lenin"1970
People's Artist of the RSFSR1966
Merited Artist of the RSFSR1957
Jubilee Medal Medal "In Commemoration of the 250th Anniversary of Leningrad"1957
People's Artist of the Uzbek SSR
Order of Cyril and Methodius
People's Artist of the Republic of Bashkortostan
Honoured Worker of Kazakhstan
State Prize of the Uzbek SSR Named After Hamza
Russian Federation's Government Award

About this person

His choreographies of The Stone Flower, Ivan the Terrible and Romeo and Juliet are said to have "redefined Soviet ballet".

Country
Russia
Type
Other
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1927 to 2025 · aged 98

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