Krystsina Tsimanouskaya s desperate escape highlights a shameful state of affairs in Belarus
President Lukashenko is often called Europe’s last Communist dictator. We now know how accurate a description that is
2 August 2021 • 9:30pm
Time was when international performers from Soviet bloc countries, whether artistic or sporting, would be accompanied by secret police “minders” to prevent their defection. Most famously, Rudolf Nureyev evaded his KGB watchers and escaped to the West in Paris while touring with the Kirov Ballet in 1961.
Over the years the Olympic Games also proved to be a useful departure point for athletes seeking to escape oppressive regimes. The first ever defector was Marie Provazníková, a Czech who used the 1948 Games in London to flee. At the Melbourne Olympics in 1956, some 50 Hungarian competitors refused to go home after the Soviet army crushed an uprising in their homeland. Until the fall of the Berlin Wall, there were regular defections but with
Daily: Hindu leader protests culturally insensitive Tallinn ballet
news.err.ee - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from news.err.ee Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Tucson Weekly: Cloaks And Daggers (April 1
tucsonweekly.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from tucsonweekly.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Qué ver en CCC Go, HBO Max, Acorn TV, Mubi, Cine ar Play, Amazon Prime y Netflix
lagaceta.com.ar - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from lagaceta.com.ar Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.