Maya Plisetskaya, a star of Russia's Bolshoi ballet who overcame a legacy of Stalinist oppression to redefine her art and be feted as the greatest ballerina of her generation, has died in Germany aged 89.
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A file picture taken on November 20, 2005 shows Russian ballet dancer Maya Plisetskaya dancing during a performace in her honour on stage at the Kremlin Palace in Moscow. Maya Plisetskaya, considered as one of the greatest ballerinas of the 20th century, died of a heart attack on May 2, 2015 at the age of 89, the director of the Bolshoi, Vladimir Urin, announced. AFP PHOTO / YURI KADOBNOV
