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Defining Moments
© Getty Images 31 January 1948 GANDHI’S FUNERAL
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JOAN OF ARC HAD NOT BROKEN THE SIEGE OF ORLEANS?
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THE NORSE MYTHS THAT SHAPE THE WAY WE THINK
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THE LOST CITY OF Z
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LITTLE DANCER AGED FOURTEEN
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BEAUTIFUL BALLET DANCERS
Some of the artists and performers who have left an indelible mark on the world of ballet
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Professor Simon Morrison guides us through the history of one of Russia’s most enduring and illustrious cultural institutions
HISTORIC BALLET VENUES
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THE FIRST (and last) KING of HAITI
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