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The book by a prominent Soviet ballet historian Y.I.Slonimskiy (1902-1978) is devoted to Russian ballet masterpiece. The book covers the history of ballet's creation, analyzes Tchaikovsky's music, the ballet's scenic fate, choreography by M. Petipa and L. Ivanov, history of performances.
The book is addressed to students and teachers of dance schools, theater critics and a wide range of ballet theatre enthusiasts