7 FACTS ABOUT THE MARIINSKY THEATER IN ST. PETERSBURG
(Alexandra Guzeva's article appeared in Russia Beyond the Headlines, 10/15.) Long before the Bolshoi was founded in Moscow, this leading Russian theater was a favorite with emperors and empresses, and then in later years, also with Soviet leaders. 1. Russia's main imperial opera and ballet theater Mariinsky Theatre Uknown author/MAMM/MDF/russiainphoto.ru Today, the honor of the […]