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Panova, Galina

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Biography

Soviet ballerina, winner of the International Ballet Festival, second wife of dancer Valery Panov. Valery and his wife Galina performed at the Kirov ballet in Leningrad until they applied for exit visas to Israel in 1972. They were expelled from the Kirov, imprisoned briefly, and allowed to leave Russia for Israel in 1974.

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Ballet - Panov, Valery and Galina, 1968-1978

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Identifier: B093.01.0004.0030
Abstract

Fact sheet and materials related to Russian ballet dancers Valery and Galina Panov. Valery and his wife Galina performed at the Kirov ballet in Leningrad until they applied for exit visas to Israel in 1972. They were expelled from the Kirov, imprisoned briefly, and allowed to leave Russia for Israel in 1974.

Dates: 1968-1978