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Residents Tune Out Ukraine War With 'Summer In Moscow' Festival
Young people laugh as they play basketball on Moscow's leafy boulevards, couples relax playing chess on outdoor tables opposite the Bolshoi Theatre, and in the evenings show-offs drive expensive cars around trendy areas full of busy cafes.
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Yuri Grigorovich, Considered Among Greatest Choreographers Ever, Dies At 98
Russian ballet maestro Yuri Grigorovich, considered one of the greatest choreographers of the 20th century, has died at the age of 98, the Bolshoi Theatre said on Monday.
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Theatre Performer Killed In Accident On Stage During Opera In Russia
A performer at Moscow's renowned Bolshoi Theatre was killed on Saturday in an accident on stage during an opera, the theatre said.
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Ballet School Rejects Charity from Pro-Putin Dancer
The Kiev State Ballet School has refused to accept money raised by Moscow's Bolshoi Theatre after it emerged the star dancer at a charity gala had supported the annexation of Crimea.
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Russia Court Cages Violate Rights: European Ruling
A European court on Thursday ordered Russia to pay damages for putting defendants in metal cages in court, a practice it condemned as "degrading treatment." The enclosures have held opposition figures, Greenpeace activists and untold numbers of less-prominent suspects across the country.
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Russian nuclear submarine catches fire; no injuries or leak
Fire broke out on a Russian nuclear submarine undergoing repairs, but no injuries or radiation leaks have been reported.
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Russia's culture ministry fires Bolshoi chief
The Russian culture ministry on Tuesday fired the director general of the famed Bolshoi Theater that has been mired in scandal since an acid attack on its artistic director.
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Dancer accused in Bolshoi attack says did not want acid used
A Bolshoi Ballet dancer accused of organising an attack that nearly blinded the Russian theatre's artistic director said in court on Thursday that he did not intend for the victim to be splashed with acid.
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Dancer confesses to attack on Bolshoi chief: Russia police
A leading Bolshoi Ballet soloist and two other detained suspects have confessed to their involvement in the acid attack on the artistic director of world famous dance company Sergei Filin, Moscow police said on Wednesday.
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Bolshoi drops major ballet premiere after attack
Russia's Bolshoi ballet on Friday postponed one of its most eagerly anticipated premieres of the year, a new version of Igor Stravinsky's "The Rite of Spring", after the acid attack on its artistic director Sergei Filin.
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Bolshoi Ballet chief to recover from acid attack in Germany
The artistic director of the Bolshoi Ballet will be sent to a hospital in Germany for further treatment and recovery after an acid attack that badly burned his face and endangered his eyesight, a Russian doctor was quoted as saying on Tuesday.
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Attacked Bolshoi chief undergoes plastic surgery
The Bolshoi ballet's artistic director underwent successful plastic surgery on Tuesday following a horrific acid attack that left the former dancer barely able to see the fingers on his hand.
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Residents Tune Out Ukraine War With 'Summer In Moscow' Festival
Young people laugh as they play basketball on Moscow's leafy boulevards, couples relax playing chess on outdoor tables opposite the Bolshoi Theatre, and in the evenings show-offs drive expensive cars around trendy areas full of busy cafes.
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Yuri Grigorovich, Considered Among Greatest Choreographers Ever, Dies At 98
Russian ballet maestro Yuri Grigorovich, considered one of the greatest choreographers of the 20th century, has died at the age of 98, the Bolshoi Theatre said on Monday.
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Theatre Performer Killed In Accident On Stage During Opera In Russia
A performer at Moscow's renowned Bolshoi Theatre was killed on Saturday in an accident on stage during an opera, the theatre said.
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Ballet School Rejects Charity from Pro-Putin Dancer
The Kiev State Ballet School has refused to accept money raised by Moscow's Bolshoi Theatre after it emerged the star dancer at a charity gala had supported the annexation of Crimea.
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Russia Court Cages Violate Rights: European Ruling
A European court on Thursday ordered Russia to pay damages for putting defendants in metal cages in court, a practice it condemned as "degrading treatment." The enclosures have held opposition figures, Greenpeace activists and untold numbers of less-prominent suspects across the country.
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Russian nuclear submarine catches fire; no injuries or leak
Fire broke out on a Russian nuclear submarine undergoing repairs, but no injuries or radiation leaks have been reported.
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Russia's culture ministry fires Bolshoi chief
The Russian culture ministry on Tuesday fired the director general of the famed Bolshoi Theater that has been mired in scandal since an acid attack on its artistic director.
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Dancer accused in Bolshoi attack says did not want acid used
A Bolshoi Ballet dancer accused of organising an attack that nearly blinded the Russian theatre's artistic director said in court on Thursday that he did not intend for the victim to be splashed with acid.
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Dancer confesses to attack on Bolshoi chief: Russia police
A leading Bolshoi Ballet soloist and two other detained suspects have confessed to their involvement in the acid attack on the artistic director of world famous dance company Sergei Filin, Moscow police said on Wednesday.
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Bolshoi drops major ballet premiere after attack
Russia's Bolshoi ballet on Friday postponed one of its most eagerly anticipated premieres of the year, a new version of Igor Stravinsky's "The Rite of Spring", after the acid attack on its artistic director Sergei Filin.
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Bolshoi Ballet chief to recover from acid attack in Germany
The artistic director of the Bolshoi Ballet will be sent to a hospital in Germany for further treatment and recovery after an acid attack that badly burned his face and endangered his eyesight, a Russian doctor was quoted as saying on Tuesday.
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Attacked Bolshoi chief undergoes plastic surgery
The Bolshoi ballet's artistic director underwent successful plastic surgery on Tuesday following a horrific acid attack that left the former dancer barely able to see the fingers on his hand.
