“Dimon, what’s with the ballet?” Anti-corruption protesters on the Field of Mars in Petersburg. Photo courtesy of Sergei Nikolayev/DP Experts Speak of Sharp Increase in Number of Protests in Russia Delovoi Peterburg November 7, 2017 According to a report by the Center for Economic and...
the Bolshoi had fallen into disrepair, no longer suitable for the large-scale performances of its younger years. In response, Ivan Vzevolozhosky, Director of the Imperial Theatres, transferred Russia’s Imperial ballet to the Mariinsky in 1885, one year prior to the Bolshoi’s condemnation. ...