Makhmud Esambayev
Makhmud Esambayev | |
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Махьмуд Эсамбаев | |
| Born | July 15, 1924 Starye Atagi, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
| Died | January 7, 2000 (aged 75) Moscow, Russia |
| Occupations | Dancer, ballet master, choreographer, actor |
Makhmud Ḣelasoltiyn voḣ Esambayev (15 July 1924 – 7 January 2000) was a Soviet and Chechen dancer, ballet master, choreographer and actor. Makhmud was regarded as one of the most famous dancers of the Soviet Union. People's Artist of the USSR (1974) and Hero of Socialist Labour (1984).