Book Review: Nureyev by Julie Kavanagh

This is a Thoroughly Exhaustive Biography of the One of the World’s Greatest Dancers

Encompassing the life and career of the 20th century’s premier ballet dancer, Rudolf Nureyev, is a daunting challenge. He studied behind the Iron Curtain in his formative years. He bravely defected from the Soviet dictatorship 60 years ago. He triumphed over death threats and oppression by Communists—and their Western spies and sympathizers—as well as p…