Bolshoi Confidential

For more than two centuries, Moscows Bolshoi Ballet has been a glittering showcase of Russian culture, a source of national prestige under tsars and communists alike. Yet the shocking acid attack on its artistic director Sergei Filin in 2015 was but the latest in a long line of scandals. Drawing on exclusive access to state papers and private sources, this compelling book charts a secret history of political manipulation, managerial intrigue, financial misconduct, artistic rivalry and sexual shenanigans.