Russ
noun
a Russian.
Russes
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pluralof Russ.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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It emerged at the same time as Fauvism in painting and lasted a year longer than Diaghilev’s Ballets Russes, which dazzled audiences with ravishing, often exotic visions, sets and costumes ablaze in jewel tones.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 21, 2025
This collection’s pink and white aquarelle palette evoked the vibrant style of the Ballets Russes as envisioned by Léon Bakst and Sergei Diaghilev.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 23, 2024
They are such a contrast and yet both paintings are depictions of the same woman, Pablo Picasso's first wife, Olga Khokhlova, a Ukrainian ballerina who danced with the Ballets Russes.
From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2023
But only three of hers — “Les Noces,” “Les Biches” and “Le Train Bleu” — all from the Ballets Russes era, survive in full.
From New York Times ● Mar. 14, 2023
Stravinsky had mischievous fun pillaging music’s dusty back catalogue with the ballet Pulcinella for Diaghilev's Ballets Russes company in 1920.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
