Quote of the day
A people's literature is the great textbook for real knowledge of them. The writings of the day show the quality of the people, as no historical reconstruction can.
Sergei Diaghilev
Born: March 31, 1872
Died: August 19, 1929 (aged 57)
Bio: Sergei Pavlovich Diaghilev, usually referred to outside Russia as Serge, was a Russian art critic, patron, ballet impresario and founder of the Ballets Russes, from which many famous dancers and choreographers would arise.