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KGB Doggedly Stalked Nureyev

Russians wanted to break defector dancer’s legs

By Jonas Oransky, Newser Staff

Posted Sep 19, 2007 8:47 PM CDT

(Newser) – He was never interested in politics, but Rudolf Nureyev was a KGB scourge for decades after his 1961 defection. The famed ballet dancer’s colleagues were glad to see him go—‘Rudik’ was a prima donna to management and competition for fellow performers—but... Read full story »

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