The image of Sergei Diaghilev in memoirs of the ХХth century

Sergey Diaghilev is a key personality of the Silver Century in the Russian culture. His image is central in many memoirs written by his contemporaries. The opinions about the impresario are analyzed in the article; characteristics of his image are revealed, one of which is "mythologization". The conclusion of the article is that there is a specific Diaghilev's text that can be found in the Russian literature of the ХХth century.