Arts and Entertainment, 1st prize
Alexander Makarov
RIA Novosti
RIA Novosti
01 November, 1985
Maya Plisetskaya, Prima Ballerina of the Bolshoi Ballet, is honored during a gala in celebration of her 60th birthday and 40th anniversary at the Bolshoi Theater.
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