Behind the Scenes of the Bolshoi Ballet Academy Mar 11, 2016 - 05:57 pm 1 Alexander Zemlianichenko / AP 2 Alexander Zemlianichenko / AP 3 Alexander Zemlianichenko / AP 4 Alexander Zemlianichenko / AP 5 Alexander Zemlianichenko / AP 6 Alexander Zemlianichenko / AP 7 Alexander Zemlianichenko / AP 8 Alexander Zemlianichenko / AP 9 Alexander Zemlianichenko / AP More image galleries In Photos: The New Year’s Traditions of Russia’s Indigenous Peoples Indigenous and minority communities have made an effort to revive their ancestral traditions of greeting the new year since the Soviet collapse. 1 Min read In Photos: The Images That Defined Russia in 2025 Russia in 2025 was shaped by extremes of weather, war and political control and the moments of uneasy normality that persisted alongside them. 1 Min read In Photos: The Works of Conceptual Artist Erik Bulatov Bulatov was a leading figure of the Soviet pop art scene, bending figurative imagery with slogans and text to challenge state propaganda. 1 Min read In Photos: Muscovites Celebrate Halloween in Defiance of Officials Although officials and the Russian Orthodox Church discourage it, many Muscovites celebrated the holiday anyway. 1 Min read
Behind the Scenes of the Bolshoi Ballet Academy Mar 11, 2016 - 05:57 pm 1 Alexander Zemlianichenko / AP 2 Alexander Zemlianichenko / AP 3 Alexander Zemlianichenko / AP 4 Alexander Zemlianichenko / AP 5 Alexander Zemlianichenko / AP 6 Alexander Zemlianichenko / AP 7 Alexander Zemlianichenko / AP 8 Alexander Zemlianichenko / AP 9 Alexander Zemlianichenko / AP