Svetlana Lunkina

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Lunkina made her announcement weeks after the Bolshoi's artistic director was attacked with acid.

A former Bolshoi Ballet soloist has called the company a "giant brothel," saying female dancers were forced to sleep with wealthy patrons.

Dancers Dmitri Gudanov and Svetlana Lunkina from the Russian Bolshoi Ballet Company perform during a rehearsal of the 'Swan Lake' in London.

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