18 July
Dates in History
1895Famous ballet dancer Olga Spesivtseva was born. Possessing a perfect technique,this ballerina performed the main roles in "Swan lake","Giselle","The Sleeping Beauty". Apart from working with Russian choreographers,Olga also was taking part in American and French perfomances. ![]()
1812Ivan Aleksandrovich Goncharov, Russian writer, is born. | He is the author of famous novels “Oblomov”, “Obyknovennaya Istoria” (A Common Story) and “Obryv” (The Precipice). |