Russian President Vladimir Putin has meddled in several international conflicts. It’s part of a pattern that helps him win support back home. Russian President Vladimir Putin has meddled in several international conflicts. It’s part of a pattern that helps him win support back home.
Texas native Joy Womack was the first American to be accepted to the prestigious Bolshoi Ballet Academy in Moscow. She graduated a year ago, and joined the Bolshoi Ballet Company, which was her childhood dream. A week ago, she quit, telling a Russian newspaper that a director told her to pay $10,000 for a solo.