Person

Sergei Diaghilev

Russian art critic, patron, ballet impresario

b. 1872 CE – d. 1929 CE World The Great Crossroads

Sergei Pavlovich Diaghilev (March 31 [O.S. March 19] 1872 – August 19, 1929), usually referred to outside Russia as Serge Diaghilev, is a Russian art critic, patron, ballet impresario and founder of the Ballets Russes, from which many famous dancers and choreographers will arise.