Russian ballerina receives honor

Japan Times Wednesday 29th February, 2012

MOSCOW — The Japanese Embassy in Moscow held a ceremony Tuesday to bestow an honor on Maya Plisetskaya, the prima ballerina of the Bolshoi Theater for many years, in recognition of her contributions to the development of ballet in Japan.

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