{"product_id":"bolshoi-confidential-simon-morrison-9781631493447","title":"Bolshoi Confidential: Secrets of the Russian Ballet from the Rule of the Tsars to Today","description":"A critical triumph, Simon Morrison's \"sweeping and authoritative\" (\u003cem\u003eGuardian\u003c\/em\u003e) work, \u003cem\u003eBolshoi Confidential\u003c\/em\u003e, details the Bolshoi Ballet's magnificent history from its earliest tumults to recent scandals. On January 17, 2013, a hooded assailant hurled acid into the face of the artistic director, making international headlines. A lead soloist, enraged by institutional power struggles, later confessed to masterminding the crime. Morrison gives the shocking violence context, describing the ballet as a crucible of art and politics beginning with the disreputable inception of the theater in 1776, through the era of imperial rule, the chaos of revolution, the oppressive Soviet years, and the Bolshoi's recent $680 million renovation. With vibrant detail including \"sex scandals, double-suicide pacts, bribery, arson, executions, prostitution rings, embezzlement, starving orphans, [and] dead cats in lieu of flowers\" (\u003cem\u003eNew Republic\u003c\/em\u003e), Morrison makes clear that the history of the Bolshoi Ballet mirrors that of Russia itself.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Simon Morrison\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1631493442\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781631493447\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Liveright Publishing Corporation\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/24\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 512\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.63lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.80h x 5.60w x 1.50d","brand":"Simon Morrison","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43979451498751,"sku":"9781631493447","price":21.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_6ec7abd1-36f0-4301-818f-9e7ad6ee5d7f.jpg?v=1683245617","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/bolshoi-confidential-simon-morrison-9781631493447","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}