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| Bolshoi ballet head Anatoly Iksanov replaced | Bolshoi ballet head Anatoly Iksanov replaced |
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| The head of Russia's Bolshoi Theatre has been removed from his post, following a series of scandals including an acid attack on the ballet company's artistic director. | The head of Russia's Bolshoi Theatre has been removed from his post, following a series of scandals including an acid attack on the ballet company's artistic director. |
| Anatoly Iksanov is to be replaced by Vladimir Urin, the Russian government announced. | Anatoly Iksanov is to be replaced by Vladimir Urin, the Russian government announced. |
| The acid attack on Sergei Filin exposed vicious internal rivalries at one of the world's top ballet companies. | The acid attack on Sergei Filin exposed vicious internal rivalries at one of the world's top ballet companies. |
| Mr Iksanov became embroiled in a war of words with dancer Nikolai Tsiskaridze. | Mr Iksanov became embroiled in a war of words with dancer Nikolai Tsiskaridze. |
| Mr Tsiskaridze, a principal dancer and teacher at the Bolshoi, complained of corruption and called for the theatre's entire management to be sacked and for himself to be put in charge. | |
| Mr Iksanov hit back, suggesting Mr Tsiskaridze might have played a role in inciting the attack on Mr Filin, which left him with severe burns to his face and badly damaged eyesight. | |
| Mr Tsiskaridze has denied having anything to do with the attack, for which three other people are awaiting trial. | |
| Mr Iksanov had been the head of the Bolshoi Theatre for the last 13 years, and had more than a year of his contract to run. |