The Dancer Who Ran: Baryshnikov's Daring Defection
On June 29, 1974, ballet star Mikhail Baryshnikov slipped past his KGB minders in Toronto and defected to the West in a daring stage-door escape.
On June 29, 1974, ballet star Mikhail Baryshnikov slipped past his KGB minders in Toronto and defected to the West in a daring stage-door escape.