Russian Classes: Famous ballets

Kirill Kukhmar, Sergei Malgavko, Alexander Kurov, Alexander Demianchuk, Vyacheslav Prokofyev/TASS, Pavel Kuzmichev

Around New Year's Eve, all Russians are keen on seeing Tchaikovsky's 'The Nutcracker'. It's a time-honored tradition for many, and you can still barely find tickets all these years later.

Other top ballets include Tchaikovsky's 'Swan Lake', Prokofiev's 'Romeo and Juliet’ , 'Spartacus’ by Khachaturian, and ‘Don Quixote’, by Austrian composer Minkus... so, it's not a Russian monopoly!

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