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At Acid Attack's
Center: This
Ballerina?

Mar 7, 2013 5:09 AM CST

At Acid Attack's Center: This Ballerina?

Anzhelina Vorontsova once a rising star under Sergei Filin

(Newser) - A young, ambitious ballerina appears to be at the center of the January acid attack on Bolshoi Ballet artistic director Sergei Filin, reports the New York Times . Anzhelina Vorontsova, described by the paper as a "luminous blonde," made a splash when she was discovered at 16. Filin brought...

Ballet Villain Cops to
Bolshoi Acid Attack

Mar 6, 2013 2:14 AM CST

Ballet Villain Cops to Bolshoi Acid Attack

'Ivan the Terrible' plotted attack on director, police say

(Newser) - Did playing Ivan the Terrible go to the head of one of the Bolshoi ballet's star dancers? Russian authorities say Pavel Dmitrichenko, a soloist who danced the title role in the ballet about the ruthless tsar, has confessed to masterminding the acid attack on the Moscow troupe's artistic...

Bolshoi Director
to Attackers:
I Forgive You

Jan 28, 2013 7:32 PM CST

Bolshoi Director to Attackers: I Forgive You

Sergei Filin speaks on Russian TV

(Newser) - The Bolshoi Ballet's artistic director said yesterday that he forgives whoever is behind the acid attack that left him hospitalized and injured in both eyes, Reuters reports. Sergei Filin, 42, spoke in a grainy video link with Russian TV from his hospital room. "I am not going to...

Bolshoi Ballet Director Will See Again After Acid Attack

Jan 21, 2013 12:01 AM CST

Bolshoi Ballet Director Will See Again After Acid Attack

Ballet believes Filin was attacked because of his work

(Newser) - Sergei Filin, the Bolshoi Ballet director attacked with what police have now determined was sulfuric acid, has a long recovery ahead of him but he will not be fully blinded, ballet officials say. A masked attacker threw acid in Filin's face last week and while police say they are...

Acid Thrown in Face
of Bolshoi Ballet Director

Jan 18, 2013 9:19 AM CST

Acid Thrown in Face of Bolshoi Ballet Director

Sergei Filin may lose his eyesight

(Newser) - The artistic director of the Bolshoi Theater's ballet troupe was splashed with acid and may lose his eyesight in an attack that the Bolshoi said appeared to be linked to struggles for influence at one of the world's most famous ballet companies. Sergei Filin, a 42-year-old former ballet...

Indian Women Told:
Cover Up or Face
Acid Attack

Aug 13, 2012 4:53 PM CDT

Indian Women Told: Cover Up or Face Acid Attack

Pro-al-Qaeda group posts warnings in Kashmir

(Newser) - A radical Islamic group in India has promised to kill or maim women who go unveiled or use cell phones in the open, the Telegraph reports. A note posted on mosques in the state of Kashmir warned that "if we spot any woman without purdah [head and face covering]...

Pakistan Outrage Erupts
After Acid Victim Suicide

Apr 10, 2012 2:51 AM CDT

Pakistan Outrage Erupts After Acid Victim Suicide

Fakhra Younas' plight shone light on terrible Pakistani problem

(Newser) - After 38 surgeries in 10 years as doctors battled to rebuild Fakhra Younas' face after an acid attack by a Pakistani man, Younas committed suicide in Rome last month. Her death has ignited a new outrage in a nation simmering with anger over one of Pakistan's most horrid social...