Boris Alexandrovich Skibin (Russian: Борис Александрович Скибин; 3 June 1876 – 3 December 1937), spelled Skibine in French, was a Russian ballet dancer with the Ballets Russes, as was his son, George. Boris Skibine appeared in Gaston Roudès' 1935 comedy, Le chant de l'amour.

Skibin was born in the village of Sharapovka, near Belgorod, and served during with the Imperial Army during World War I. He was executed in 1937 during the Great Purge. He was posthumously rehabilitated in 1989.[1]

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  1. ↑ "Картотека проекта: Скибин Борис Александрович". Русская армия в Великой войне (in Russian). Retrieved 11 July 2017.


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