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About Sergei Polunin
Russian ballet dancer, actor and model
Sergei Vladimirovich Polunin is a Russian ballet dancer, actor, and model. He has held Russian and Serbian citizenship and has said that he has always regarded himself as Russian. In 2025, he was stripped of his Ukrainian citizenship. Polunin is best known for his work in ballet, along with appearances as an actor and model. His public identity has often been closely tied to nationality and to the international profile he built through performance.
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