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anna pavlova , ca. 1905 . 23 january 1931 the hague , netherlands Анна Павловна -lrb- Матвеевна -rrb- Павлова ligovo , saint petersburg , russian empire 250px russian lyubov feodorovna lazar polyakov or matvey pavlov 1881 02 12 nkclmn ; lnnn jn kdclk ; anna pavlova - c. 1905.jpg anna pavlova
 anna pavlova ballerina
anna pavlova

anna pavlovna -lrb- matveyevna -rrb- pavlova -lrb- ; -- january 23 , 1931 -rrb- was a russian prima ballerina of the late 19th and the early 20th centuries .
she was a principal artist of the imperial russian ballet and the ballets russes of sergei diaghilev .
pavlova is most recognized for the creation of the role `` the dying swan '' and , with her own company , became the first ballerina to tour ballet around the world .
