Marie Petipa

Vlas Doroshevich wrote a lengthy article on this occasion titled Goddess of Joy and Merriment (Богиня радости и веселья).

[2] Petipa went on many tours abroad and was awarded Ordre des Palmes Académiques in France.

The revolution took everything away from her: she lost both her house and her pension and was left with nothing, not even money for food.

[1] According to the Soviet sources, Petipa lead Legat to commit suicide and then married a businessman in 1910, getting ten million francs as a result.

[4] According to the same sources, Petipa emigrated to Paris in 1926 where she had two strokes and died of impulsive insanity.