Rudolf Nureyev defects
In 1961 the great ballet dancer stunned the world by defecting from the Soviet Union.
Witness History · BBC World Service
December 21, 202110m 0s
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Show Notes
In 1961 the great ballet dancer Rudolf Nureyev stunned the world by defecting from the Soviet Union. Nureyev escaped his KGB minders at an airport in Paris - with the help of French dancer Pierre Lacotte. Pierre Lacotte spoke to Louise Hidalgo in 2011.
PHOTO: Rudolf Nureyev at a press conference in the 1960s (Getty Images)