The True Soviet Ballerina Olga Lepeshinskaya
“I am a product of the Soviet era,” Olga Lepeshinskaya said in an interview. She really was a person of her time – in the best sense.
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Olga Spessivtseva, a World-Famous Giselle and Patient 360446
You may have seen the ballet Giselle or heard of it, at least. Its main character is a peasant who, despite her frailty, loves to dance. Beautiful and pure-minded, she’s meant to be happy… A dreadful tragedy suddenly happens in…