What group of prominent 19th Century composers were Alexander Borodin and Mily Balakirev apart of?
The Mighty Handful:  Mily Balakirev (the leader), César Cui, Modest Mussorgsky, Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov and Alexander Borodin all lived in Saint Petersburg, and collaborated from 1856 to 1870.
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