. "1968Z"^^ . "1948-01-27Z"^^ . . "Mikhail Nikolayevich Baryshnikov (Russian: \u041C\u0438\u0445\u0430\u0438\u0301\u043B \u041D\u0438\u043A\u043E\u043B\u0430\u0301\u0435\u0432\u0438\u0447 \u0411\u0430\u0440\u044B\u0301\u0448\u043D\u0438\u043A\u043E\u0432; born January 27, 1948), nicknamed \"Misha\" (Russian diminutive of the name \"Mikhail\"), is a Russian-American dancer, choreographer, and actor born in the Soviet Union, often cited alongside Vaslav Nijinsky and Rudolf Nureyev as one of the greatest ballet dancers in history. After a promising start in the Kirov Ballet in Leningrad, he defected to Canada in 1974 for more opportunities in western dance."@en . . "1948Z"^^ . . . "Mikhail Nikolayevich Baryshnikov"@en . . . . . "Mikhail Baryshnikov"@en . .