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Word: pushechnaya (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1959-1959
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Turning out such dancers regularly is a feat on which the Russians spend almost as much thought and energy as on a FiveYear Plan. The Bolshoi company is schooled in a dingy, three-story building at No. 2 Pushechnaya Street in the heart of Moscow. The training school (one of 14 state ballet schools in Russia) is swamped by applications from 1,500 Russian 7-to 9-year-olds each year; no more than 40 are accepted. Bolshoi students get full board and tuition, wear traditional uniforms that vary with their ages, e.g., blue shirts and red ties...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Music: No. 2 Pushechnaya Street | 5/25/1959 | See Source »

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