PBS NewsHour

Inside the Acid Attack on Bolshoi Ballet Artistic Director

Clip: 03/06/2013 | 6m 25s

A Russian ballet star in the Bolshoi theater has confessed to throwing sulfuric acid in the face of the company's artistic director. To learn more about the people involve and the theories surrounding this disturbing case, Gwen Ifill talks with Michael Schwritz who has been following the story for The New York Times.

Aired: 03/06/13

Rating: NR

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