Background
Dorinskaia, Aleksandra was born in 1896.
Dorinskaia, Aleksandra was born in 1896.
Partner of Vaclav Nijinskii in Diaghilev’s Ballets Russes. In 1914, went from London to Petersburg for a holiday and was trapped there by World War I. Met Mayakovsky and Lili Brik and became their close friend. Also became Lili Brik’s private teacher.