1 4 . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁thus ▁the ▁last ▁ever ▁rég isseur - g én éral ▁of ▁the ▁Imperial ▁Bal let . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 1 9 ▁he ▁and ▁his ▁wife ▁fled ▁Russia , ▁as ▁did ▁many ▁Russian ▁bal let ▁profession als ▁after ▁the ▁B ols he vik ▁revolution . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁a ▁ha z ard ous ▁journey ▁and ▁the ▁last ▁leg ▁was ▁from ▁R iga ▁on ▁a ▁British ▁war ship . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁not ▁the ▁only ▁one ▁the ▁Royal ▁Navy ▁helped ▁to ▁escape . ▁ ▁Tam ara ▁K ars av ina ▁escaped ▁from ▁Mur m ansk ▁with ▁her ▁husband , ▁the ▁British ▁diplom at ▁Henry ▁James ▁Bruce , ▁with ▁the ▁aid ▁of ▁sail ors ▁of ▁a ▁British ▁cru iser ▁station ed ▁in ▁the ▁White ▁Sea , ▁and ▁Math ilde ▁K sch ess in sk aya ▁escaped ▁from ▁the ▁Black ▁Sea ▁port ▁of ▁Nov or oss isk ▁with ▁her ▁lo ver ▁and ▁future ▁husband , ▁the ▁Grand ▁Duke ▁And rei ▁Vlad im iro v ich , ▁with ▁the ▁aid ▁of ▁sail ors ▁at ▁a ▁British ▁base ▁there . ▁ ▁Not ▁for ▁nothing ▁did ▁Soviet ▁Russia ▁describe ▁the ▁British ▁and ▁other ▁nations ▁that ▁inter fer ed ▁in ▁the ▁Russian ▁Civil ▁War ▁as ▁the ▁“ fore ign ▁inter vention ists ” ▁ ▁Serge ye v ▁brought ▁with ▁him ▁the ▁records ▁of ▁the ▁Mar ius ▁Pet ip a ▁and ▁Lev ▁Ivan ov ▁ch ore ograph ies ▁of ▁some ▁ 2 0 ▁classical ▁bal lets ▁in ▁the ▁Ste pan ov ▁notation , ▁what