Galina Ulanova was born January 8, 1910 in St. Petersburg. She died March 21, 1998.

Galina Sergeyevna Ulanova was not just outstanding, world- famous ballerina, it's a whole epoch in the history of the Russian Ballet, his national pride, his gold page. Brilliant, great, unique Ulanova, which compare with Venus by Botticelli and Raphael Madonna.

She made them empathize with all the soul of Mary from the ballet «the fountain of bakhchisarai», passing in the finest plastic touches all her destiny, capture, melancholy captivity and sudden death; It led many to believe that you can dance to Balzac and Shakespeare, Pushkin.

A touching and tragic, beautiful Princess- Swan-immortal image of Galina Ulanova, created a bright, unique, amazing live, which cannot be forgotten. She has won the hearts of his audience, as if Giselle is a mysterious hovering in the air light shade, however, filled with immense spiritual power.

She brought to the stage quite a special spiritual atmosphere, managing to reach the amazing plasticity of external and internal harmony. In September 1919, Galina Ulanova joined the State choreographic school.

People's artist of the USSR, the hero of Socialist Labor, laureate of Lenin Prize – Galina Ulanova has earned its way all possible honors, became a living legend, but in life forever remained no less timid and shy girl, which was once used for the first time on the theatrical stage.

Galina Ulanova's debut as a professional dancer was held on October 21, She danced the part of Florina in sleeping beauty. Subsequently, the Ballerina remembers how hard it was to go on stage, not in front of a huge audience, which now will not look at her as a young woman, but as a professional ballerina.

"I took the stage, neither alive nor dead. Velvet trays, lamps, spotlights the scenes - the whole world from toppling over and swirled furiously... No thoughts, no feelings of fear and desire to do everything just the way you were taught, even any pleasure from performances I was spared.

Ulanova has always been characterized by increased self-critical approach. A big success which brought her first appearances, not all her head, but instead made a work hard, improve technique and acting skills.

Ulanova is a living legend, the only ballet ballerina, which during the life of the monuments erected in Stockholm and St. Petersburg.