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The turning

The turning2006

Gloria Whelan

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In the months leading up to the August 1991 coup attempt that resulted in the collapse of communism in the Soviet Union, a young dancer with the Kirov Ballet struggles to decide whether to defect while on an upcoming trip to Paris.

Details

First published
2006
OL Work ID
OL14866607W

Subjects

FictionHistoryDefectorsConduct of lifeJuvenile fictionBallet dancingKirov Ballet CompanyLeningradskiĭ gosudarstvennyĭ akademicheskiĭ teatr opery i baleta imeni S.M. KirovaLarge type booksDance, fictionSoviet union, fictionChildren's fictionConduct of life, fiction

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