Diaghilev's collection

"There was a persistent rumor that Lifar had no right to the ownership of the Library [ Diaghilev's], but when, much later, I helped to catalogue the remnants of the Kochno Collection I came across documents showing that Lifar had indeed bought the collection as he had always maintained. " Alexandre Schouvaloff.

A Feast of Wonders: Sergei Diaghilev and the Ballets Russes edited by John E. Bowlt, Zelfira Tregulova and Nathalie Rosticher Giordano. 2009. Page 99.