Characters created by inimitable dancer Maya Plisetskaya

Maya Plisetskaya, world renowned Soviet and Russian ballet dancer, choreographer, writer and actress, celebrated her birthday on November 20. RIA Novosti is happy to join the chorus of birthday greetings for Maya Plisetskaya, and to present a photo gallery of characters the great dancer created on stage.

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Maya Plisetskaya, world renowned Soviet and Russian ballet dancer, choreographer, writer and actress, celebrated her birthday on November 20.

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RIA Novosti is happy to join the chorus of birthday greetings for Maya Plisetskaya, and to present a photo gallery of characters the great dancer created on stage.

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Maya Plisetskaya as Anna Karenina in Rodion Shchedrin’s ballet.

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Scene from the ballet Spartacus by composer Aram Khachaturyan.

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Maya Plisetskaya as Betsy during the shooting of “Anna Karenina,” a screen version by director Alexander Zarkhi.

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Maya Plisetskaya as Firebird in Igor Stravinsky's ballet.

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Maya Plisetskaya as Aegina in the ballet Spartacus by Aram Khachaturyan.

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Maya Plisetskaya starring in the ballet Prelude Fugue choreographed to Johann Sebastian Bach’s music, before appearing on stage.

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Maya Plisetskaya in “Jazz Fantasy” choreographed by Nikolai Ogaryov.

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Maya Plisetskaya as Tsar Maiden in Rodion Shchedrin’s The Little Humpbacked Horse.

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Maya Plisetskaya in a gala performance on her 80th birthday.