“Russians are good at doing three things – ballet, cognac and tanks,” said Winston Churchill. In Soviet times, ballet became a real calling card of the country - and in this book we will tell you about the secrets and victories of the great Soviet ballet. However, we will talk about all the main triumphs and stars of the Bolshoi Theater ballet - from the era of Pushkin, who glorified the “half-airy” Avdotya Istomina, to our time, when the world prima Svetlana Zakharova shines on the stage. The publishing layout of the book is saved in PDF A4 format.