Anna Pavlova 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. For more images of St. Petersburg dance, art, literature, and music, visit the online St. Petersburg exhibit here: http://www.lib.umich.edu/st-petersburg/.