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"I don't consider us Nureyevs "as Russians
in the strict sense of the word. "We are Tartars. "It is exactly 200 years "since the powerful and magnificent race
of Bashkir warriors, "who for seven centuries
had never known defeat, "were finally forced
to surrender to Russia. "Lost in the Ural Steppes, "Bashkirs never lost
the fierce, indomitable character "which made them feared in the Middle Ages "from Asia to the River Neva
in the strict sense of the word. "We are Tartars. "It is exactly 200 years "since the powerful and magnificent race
of Bashkir warriors, "who for seven centuries
had never known defeat, "were finally forced
to surrender to Russia. "Lost in the Ural Steppes, "Bashkirs never lost
the fierce, indomitable character "which made them feared in the Middle Ages "from Asia to the River Neva
Full Transcript
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"I don't consider us Nureyevs
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"as Russians
in the strict sense of the word.
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"We are Tartars.
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"It is exactly 200 years
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"since the powerful and magnificent race
of Bashkir warriors,
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"who for seven centuries
had never known defeat,
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"were finally forced
to surrender to Russia.
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"Lost in the Ural Steppes,
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"Bashkirs never lost
the fierce, indomitable character
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"which made them feared in the Middle Ages
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"from Asia to the River Neva.
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Movie Summary
This striking and moving documentary from BAFTA nominated directors Jacqui and David Morris traces the extraordinary life of Rudolf Nureyev. From his birth in the 5th class carriage of a trans-Siberian train, to his dramatic leap ...
