Lyubov Vasilievna Gershunova (russian: Любовь Васильевна Гершунова, 5 August 1947 – 30 October 2006) was a Soviet and Russian ballet dancer, prima ballerina of the Novosibirsk Opera and Ballet Theatre, People's Artist of the RSFSR.

Biography

Lyubov Gershunova was born in

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. She graduated from the .Ушла из жизни Любовь Васильевна Гершунова. VN.ru.
/ref> On 1 July 1967, she was invited to the ballet troupe of the Novosibirsk State Academic Opera and Ballet Theater, working there until 31 May 1990. In 1989 she became a soloist of the Balet-Novosibirsk Chamber Theater of Modern and Classical Ballet. She toured Australia, New Zealand, France, Canada, Brazil, Japan, Argentina, and others.

Awards

Lyubov Gershunova was a laureate of the State Prize of the RSFSR (1980), People's Artist of the RSFSR (1982), laureate of the International Ballet Competition in

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(1972). In addition, the ballerina was awarded the Medal "For Labour Valour" (1970) and the Order of the Red Banner of Labour (1986).

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Гершунова Любовь Васильевна. Библиотека сибирского краеведения
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