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Alexander Godunov
Author: Tamara Eidelman
Translator: Nora Favorov
Russian Life: July/Aug 2009
Department: Russian Calendar
Page: 23 ( 3) pages
Summary: The god-like ballet dancer Alexander Godunov defected on August 23, 1979. It was a dramatic event, riveting the world for 3 days. And Godunov did not fare so well in the US after his defection.
This article appeared in the July/Aug 2009 issue of Russian Life. The text of this article is not available online.
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