Elena Andreianova
Elena Andreïanova | |
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Colour lithograph of Elena Andreyanova c1840s. From the State Museum of Theatre and Music Art, St. Petersburg | |
| Born | Елена Ивановна Андреянова 13 July 1819 |
| Died | 28 October 1857 (aged 38) |
| Nationality | Russian |
| Occupation | Ballerina |
| Years active | 1837–1857 |
Elena Ivanovna Andreïanova , sometimes spelt Yelena Andreyanova (Russian Елена Ивановна Андреянова), 13 July 1819 St. Petersburg - 28 October 1857 Paris, was a Russian ballerina. She is considered to be the outstanding Russian ballerina of the romantic genre, but her life was one full of tragedy.