DIAGHILEV, Sergei Pavlovich
(1872–1929)
DIAGHILEV, Sergei Pavlovich (19 March 1872–20 August 1929). One of the greatest organizers of innovative artistic events, Diaghilev first became known as a leading figure in the Petersburg World of Art Group, as founder and editor of the journal World of Art (Mir iskusstva, 1899–1904), which introduced important new European art movements to the Russian public in an elegantly printed format, setting a high standard for subsequent Russian art and literary journals. Diaghilev ceaselessly promoted…