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Bolshoi’s Filin Suffered Serious Injuries in Attack – Report
23:16 13/05/2013
Forensic experts have concluded that an acid attack on the Bolshoi Theater’s ballet artistic director Sergei Filin caused him serious bodily harm, Moscow police said on Monday.
Bolshoi's Filin Says He Knew Attack Mastermind Before Arrest
18:15 15/03/2013
The Bolshoi Theater’s artistic director Sergei Filin said on Friday that he had suspected the guilt of the soloist who was arrested for allegedly planning the acid attack which almost blinded him.
Bolshoi Theater Crew Support Suspect in Acid Attack
19:52 12/03/2013
Over 300 cast and crew members of the Bolshoi Theater signed a letter in support of their colleague, charged with masterminding an acid attack on the theater's artistic director.
Bolshoi Attack Mastermind Denies Ordering Acid Assault
13:53 07/03/2013
A lawyer for the star Russian ballet dancer who admitted this week to having masterminded an attack on the artistic director of the Bolshoi Theater said in court on Thursday that his client had not ordered acid to be used in the assault.
Three Suspects Confess Over Bolshoi Acid Attack
12:02 06/03/2013
Three suspects detained by Moscow police over the acid attack on the Bolshoi Theater’s artistic director Sergei Filin, including the organizer, have signed statements admitting their part in the crime, police said on Wednesday.
Bolshoi Acid Attack Suspect Detained
20:47 05/03/2013 Originally published at 10:28
Police in Moscow have detained a suspect over a horrific acid attack on the Bolshoi Theater’s artistic director, a police spokesperson told RIA Novosti on Tuesday.
Bolshoi Ballet Director Health Improving - Eye Specialist
05:17 13/02/2013
German doctors say the health of the Bolshoi Ballet’s artistic director Sergei Filin, who undergoes treatment in Germany after being nearly blinded in an acid attack last month, is improving, the chief ophthalmologist of the Russian Health Ministry said Tuesday.
Bolshoi Ballet Director Links Acid Attack to Porn Scandal
13:02 04/02/2013
The Bolshoi Ballet’s artistic director Sergei Filin, who was released from hospital on Monday after nearly being blinded in an acid attack last month, has linked the incident to a pornography scandal in 2011.
Bolshoi Theater Director Filin Says He Knows Attacker
16:09 03/02/2013
The Bolshoi Ballet's Artistic Director Sergei Filin who suffered severe burns in a recent acid attack said he was “absolutely certain” he knew who was behind the attack, the BBC reported on Sunday.
Prima Ballerina Appointed Acting Bolshoi Artistic Director
20:19 22/01/2013
Prima ballerina Galina Stepanenko will be in charge of Bolshoi ballet until Artistic Director Sergei Filin recovers from last week’s acid attack, Bolshoi Theater’s spokeswoman said on Tuesday.
Trendwatcher: Acid Attack on Bolshoi Director Has Terrifying Implications
20:19 21/01/2013 Weekly column by Natalia Antonova
By now you’ve probably heard about the acid attack on the Artistic Director of the Bolshoi Ballet Sergei Filin.
Bolshoi Director ‘Stable’ After Acid Attack
10:39 19/01/2013
Doctors say the Bolshoi Ballet artistic director who suffered an acid attack on Thursday is in stable condition, an assistant to Deputy Prime Minister Olga Golodets told RIA Novosti Saturday.
Bolshoi Ballet Artistic Director Injured in Acid Attack
16:40 18/01/2013 Originally published at 09:46. First updated at 11:30.
The Bolshoi Ballet’s Artistic Director Sergei Filin suffered severe burns to his face in an acid attack by an unknown assailant in Moscow, a theater spokesperson said on Friday.
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Acid Attack on the Bolshoi Ballet Director
A masked assailant threw concentrated acid into the face of Sergei Filin, the Bolshoi’s artistic director, on January 17 in Moscow, before fleeing the scene. He suffered third-degree burns to his face and eyes.










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