The Bolshoi Ballerina Fighting The Russian Mafia (1999)

The Bolshoi s Final Curtain? (1999): The world-famous Bolshoi Theatre is fighting to stay afloat, battling the ticket touts outside its doors and a creative mutiny within. Subscribe to Journeyman for daily current affairs and world news: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=journeymanpictures On the steps of the Bolshoi’s grand theatre stand Russia’s ubiquitous Mafia men. A ticket to the ballet should cost five dollars but they’re touting them here for $250. The Mafia’s activities added to declining state subsidies, is sinking the ballet into a financial mess. They’re unable even to carry out vital repairs to the theatre. So can the Bolshoi find its feet again? Rising star Svetlana Lunkina may be their secret weapon. She at least is not thinking of selling out to the West. For more information, visit https://www.journeyman.tv/film/601 Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/journeymanpictures Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/JourneymanNews https://twitter.com/JourneymanVOD Follow us on Instagram: https://instagram.com/journeymanpictures ABC Australia - Ref 0601