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Igor Moiseyev: Quick Facts

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Also Known As Igor Aleksandrovich Moiseyev
Born January 21, 1906 • Kyiv • Ukraine
Died November 2, 2007 (aged 101) • Moscow • Russia
Founder State Academic Folk Dance Ensemble

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