Background
VIRSKY, Pavel was born in 1905 in Odessa.
VIRSKY, Pavel was born in 1905 in Odessa.
1927 graduated Odessa Music and Drama Institute.
Since 1928 ballet soloist and choreographer, Odessa Theater of Opera and Ballet. Has worked at Moscow, Kharkov, Kiev and Dnepropetrovsk theaters. 1937-1940 Artistic Director and dancer, Ukrainia Folkdance Ensemble.
1940-1943 Artistic Director, Kiev Military District Song and Dance Ensemble. 1943-1955 directed ballet group, Aleksandrov Soviet Army Song and Dance Ensemble. 1960 Jury Chairman, competition for dance groups.
Member, Communist Party, since 1946.
Member, Communist Party, since 1946.