Lyudmila Bogomolova

Lyudmila Ivanovna Bogomolova (later Nikonova, , born 25 March 1932 in Moscow) is a retired Soviet ballerina.

Biography Between 1946 and 1951 Bogomolova studied at the Moscow State Academy of Choreography, and after graduation was accepted to the Bolshoi Ballet, eventually becoming its soloist. She retired in 1971 and until 1988 taught classical dance at the Academy of Choreography; between 1978 and 1980 she also worked as a choreographer at Bolshoi. In 1959 she became the Honored Artist of Russia.