Maya Plisetskaya, considered one of the greatest ballerinas of the 20th century, died in Germany yesterday at the age of 89. Born in Moscow on November 20th, 1925, Plisetskaya danced for half a century and her modern choreography and performances charged with eroticism flouted Soviet convention.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has sent his condolences to her family and added that Russia but the entire world knew that Maya Plisetskaya was the symbol of Russian ballet in the 20th century. She will be laid to rest in Russia.