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Bolshoi Ballet Dancer Sentenced In Acid Attack Case
Former Bolshoi Ballet star dancer Pavel Dmitrichenko was sentenced to six years in prison after a Moscow court found him and two other men guilty of carrying out a gruesome acid attack on the ballet’s artistic director.
Bolshoi Ballet’s Star Dancer Convicted of Acid Attack on Artistic Director
Soloist Pavel Dmitrichenko received six years in prison for masterminding the attack
Moldova to Defy Russia on E.U. Trade Deal
The former Soviet republic will initial EU accord in defiance of Russian pressure
WATCH: Surveillance Camera Captures Russian Airliner’s Final Moments
Chilling video of tragic crash that killed all 50 onboard
No Survivors in Russian Plane Crash
All 50 aboard died when commercial plane exploded while trying to land
Pussy Riot Member Moved to Siberian Penal Colony
Three weeks after Nadezhda Tolokonnikova disappeared, Russia confirms she is being moved to a prison camp in Siberia
American Ballerina Quits Bolshoi, Accuses Theater of Extortion
Joy Womack’s claim that a director demanded $10,000 in exchange for a lead role is one of many scandals to plague the famous theater
Russian Tycoon’s Arrest in Cambodian Jungle Highlights Oligarchs’ Fall
An inglorious chase on a tropical island marks the end of Sergei Polonsky’s Cambodian sojourn
Russia Snubs UN Tribunal Probing Greenpeace Arrests
On Wednesday morning, a panel of 22 judges took their seats at the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea, a UN-mandated court based in Hamburg, Germany, only to find the defendants’ table empty. The plaintiffs, …
Olympic Torch Takes a Detour Into Outer Space
Russia launches the torch on a gaily painted Olympic-themed rocket
Pussy Riot Band Member Reportedly Sent to Siberia
Nadezhda Tolokonnikova’s husband says she has been moved 2,800 miles away from central Russia
Russian Region Tolerates ‘Bride Stealing’ Even After Triple Murder
A deadly gunfight between two clans fails to force action against the tradition of kidnapping brides