"— Wait a moment, gentlemen, Sergey Pavlovich will be here shortly. I couldn’t sit – I was feverish, my legs, hands, my whole body trembled: 'Could Diaghilev really be coming now? Will I really see him and speak with him?' And suddenly: a small group was walking directly towards us. In front was a large, solid man – he seemed colossal to me – wearing a fur coat, holding a cane, and a soft hat. A large head, ruddy, slightly puffy face, lively, sparkling eyes full of sadness and softness – infinite gentle kindness and tenderness, “Petrine” mustache, a streak of gray in his black hair... He sat down next to us and started talking, enveloping us, commanding, mesmerizing with a certain warm radiance. It emanated both from him and from his young dark eyes.” From Sergey Lifar’s book “With Diaghilev” August 19 is a day of remembrance for the great impresario, one of the founders of the "World of Art" society, the organizer of the "Russian Seasons" in Paris, and the "Diaghilev's Ballets Russes" company.