The Bolshoi in Moscow
Note: This is the next in a new series of articles.Some of them will deal with personal experiences. In this new series to the Tribune, Dr. Howard commits to tell the events exactly as they happened, no exaggeratiion or fabrication.
Bolshoi in Russian means large. Universally in Russia it refers to the Bolshoi theater(big theater). The Bolshoi is a center of performing arts in Russia and is world-famous. Over the 70 year history of the Communist system, they concentrated on art and entertainment to keep the people occupied, along with standing in long lines to get the essentials of life. Many Russians consider it a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity if they are ever permitted the opportunity to go to the Bolshoi. And then, there was the cost of being able to afford to go. The upper echelon entertainment was pretty expensive. For, believe it or not Russia was a very class oriented system, even after the Communists took over and declared equality. The reality was like a socialist writer that wrote the “animal Farm”, “Some are more equal than others.”
