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          Mathilde Kschessinska was a famous ballerina who danced with the Imperial Russian Ballet.

        1. Born in Imperial Russia in , Kschessinska came from a family of dancers and was trained in ballet.
        2. As for Mathilde, her life was dramatic enough without resorting to fiction.
        3. Mathilde Kschessinska ().
        4. He had a strong work ethic, was compassionate, and strived for excellence in whatever he did.

          5. As for Mathilde, her life was dramatic enough without resorting to fiction..

          Kshesinskaia, Matilda (1872–1971)

          One of the foremost classical Russian ballerinas between 1890 and 1917.Name variations: at least nine different transliterations from the Russian, the most common being Mathilde or Matilde Kchessinska, Kcshessinskaya, Kschessinska, Kshesinskaia, Kshesinskaya, Kshessinskaya, Kshessinskaia; Princess Romanovsky-Krassinsky (after 1935).

          Pronunciation: Ke-SHES-in-sky-ya. Born Matilda Feliksovna Kshesinskaia on August 19, 1872 (o.s.) in Ligovo, Russia; died on December 6, 1971, in Paris, France; daughter of Feliks Ivanovich Kshesinskii (Krzhesinskii-Nechui), a ballet dancer, and Julia Kshesinskaia; attended Imperial Ballet School, 1880–90; married Grand Duke Andrei Vladimirovich, in 1921; children: Vladimir (b.

          1902).

          Was a member of the Maryinsky Theater company (1890–1917), as ballerina (1892–93), as prima ballerina (1893–95), as prima ballerina assoluta (1895–1904), as guest artist (1905–17); was mistress of the future tsar of Russia, Nichola