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...Soviets bought only about 60% of the 23 million tons of U.S. grain that the Government offered to sell them, and their purchases are expected to be lower this year. At a meeting with American officials in Vienna last month, the Soviet Union's chief negotiator, Boris Gordeyev, refused to commit to any new grain orders. Said he, sounding like a closet free-enterpriser: "Like any commercial man, I will take the right time to buy cheap and sell dear...
...could have reconfirmed the Bolshoi's stature, boosted morale and quieted the critics. His dancers certainly won their share of bravos: his wife Natalya Bessmertnova, Godunov before his departure, and the young ballerina Lyudmila Semenyaka. In particular, audiences took to their hearts the husband-wife team of Vyacheslav Gordeyev and Nadezhda Pavlova. But Grigorovich's choreography only came in for more lumps. Then there were the defections. Grigorovich returned to Moscow more embattled than ever. He is well connected in the bureaucracy, but his company faces stricter KGB surveillance and curtailed foreign travel...
Particularly with Godunov gone, there is a shortage of up-and-coming stars. Hence all eyes are on Gordeyev and his wife Pavlova -"Slava" and "Nadya," as they are affectionately known-the young comets of the company. Gordeyev, 32, a Muscovite and a product of the Bolshoi's school, has been dancing with the company since 1969. Pavlova, 23, is an example of the Bolshoi's growing need to reach out to regional companies for new soloists. A former co-winner of the U.S.S.R.'s national dance competition, she was recruited in 1975 from the ballet company...
...Gordeyev is an immaculate classical dancer. When he leaps, he seems suspended in air, an illusion that never fails to thrill audiences. He is also fiery enough to fill up a role like Spartacus. Pavlova is soft and romantic next to his virility, more an ingénue than a dramatic performer. But she cuts the air with quicksilver leaps and pirouettes, and her precision and control, especially in adagio movements, can be breathtaking...
...pair appear to be basking in Grigorovich's good graces, as well as enjoying the blessing of Plisetskaya. Dedicated and rather conservative, they remain apart from the controversies raging within the company. Says Gordeyev: "Our lives, after all, revolve around the ballet, our art." It will be a good thing for the Bolshoi if they, and dancers like them, can keep it that...