Businesswoman Olga Slutsker is seen here ahead of first run of the Ruslan and Ludmila musical.

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From left, first plan: Artur Gachinsky as Rogday, Filipp Kandeloro as Farlaf, Alexander Smirnov as Ratmir and Tatyana Navka as Ludmila; and Pyotr Chernyshev as Ruslan (second right) during the final rehearsal of the musical Ruslan and Ludmila at the Megasport Arena, Moscow.

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Tatyana Navka as Ludmila and Pyotr Chernyshev as Ruslan during the final rehearsal of the musical Ruslan and Ludmila at the Megasport Arena, Moscow.

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Tatyana Navka as Ludmila and Pyotr Chernyshev as Ruslan during the final rehearsal of the musical Ruslan and Ludmila at the Megasport Arena, Moscow.

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Pyotr Chernyshev as Ruslan, second right, during the final rehearsal of the musical Ruslan and Ludmila at the Megasport Arena, Moscow.

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Povilas Vanagas as Finn during the final rehearsal of the musical Ruslan and Ludmila at the Megasport Arena, Moscow.

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Tatyana Navka as Ludmila during the final rehearsal of the musical Ruslan and Ludmila at the Megasport Arena, Moscow.

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Tatyana Navka as Ludmila during the final rehearsal of the musical Ruslan and Ludmila at the Megasport Arena, Moscow.

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Tatyana Navka as Ludmila and Ivan Bariyev (Rigini) as Chernomor during the final rehearsal of the musical Ruslan and Ludmila at the Megasport Arena, Moscow.

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Viktor Petrenko as Prince Vladimir and Ivan Bariyev (Rigini) as Chernomor during the final rehearsal of the musical Ruslan and Ludmila at the Megasport Arena, Moscow.

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Viktor Petrenko as Prince Vladimir, left, and Ivan Bariyev (Rigini) as Chernomor during the final rehearsal of the musical Ruslan and Ludmila at the Megasport Arena, Moscow.

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Pyotr Chernyshev as Ruslan during the final rehearsal of the musical Ruslan and Ludmila at the Megasport Arena, Moscow.

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Fashion designer Valentin Yudashkin with his wife Marina (center) and daughter Galina before the premiere of the musical Ruslan and Ludmila at the Megasport Arena, Moscow.

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Singer Filipp Kirkorov, center, with his children Alla-Viktoria and Martin and Fashion Designer Valentin Yudashkin, right, with his wife Marina and daughter Galina before the premire of the musical Ruslan and Ludmila at the Megasport Arena, Moscow.

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Singer Filipp Kirkorov with his children Alla-Viktoria and Martin and before the premire of the musical Ruslan and Ludmila at the Megasport Arena, Moscow.

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Singer Filipp Kirkorov with his children Alla-Viktoria and Martin and Singer Ani Lorak before the premire of the musical Ruslan and Ludmila at the Megasport Arena, Moscow.

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Yekaterina Gamova, two-times world champion in valleyball, right, with her husband, producer and operator Mikhail Mukasei and their daughter Yelizaveta before the premiere of the musical Ruslan and Ludmila at the Megasport Arena, Moscow.

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Singer Lyubov Uspenskaya before the premiere of the musical Ruslan and Ludmila at the Megasport Arena, Moscow.

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Singer Lyubov Uspenskaya before the premiere of the musical Ruslan and Ludmila at the Megasport Arena, Moscow.

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Singer Nikolai Baskov before the premiere of the musical Ruslan and Ludmila at the Megasport Arena, Moscow.

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Ballet dancer Anastasia Volochkova before the premiere of the musical Ruslan and Ludmila at the Megasport Arena, Moscow.

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Football Union of Russia's anti-racism and discrimination inspector Alexei Smertin and Olympic champion Svetlana Zhurova before the premiere of the musical Ruslan and Ludmila at the Megasport Arena, Moscow.

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TV Anchor Yulia Baranovskaya with children before the premiere of the musical Ruslan and Ludmila at the Megasport Arena, Moscow.

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Actress Anna Mikhalkova before the premiere of the musical Ruslan and Ludmila at the Megasport Arena, Moscow.

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Actress Anna Khilkevich before the premiere of the musical Ruslan and Ludmila at the Megasport Arena, Moscow.

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Actress Anna Khilkevich before the premiere of the musical Ruslan and Ludmila at the Megasport Arena, Moscow.

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Actress Anna Khilkevich before the premiere of the musical Ruslan and Ludmila at the Megasport Arena, Moscow.

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Alexander Smirnov as Ratmir during the final rehearsal of the musical Ruslan and Ludmila at the Megasport Arena, Moscow.

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Pyotr Chernyshev as Ruslan and Filipp Kandeloro as Farlaf during the final rehearsal of the musical Ruslan and Ludmila at the Megasport Arena, Moscow.

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Pyotr Chernyshev as Ruslan, bottom, and Povilas Vaganas as Finn during the final rehearsal of the musical on ice Ruslan and Ludmila at Meagsport Arena, Moscow.

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Ivan Bariyev (Rigini) as Chernomor, left, and Pyotr Chernyshev as Ruslan during the final rehearsal of the musical Ruslan and Ludmila at the Megasport Arena, Moscow.

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Pyotr Chernyshev as Ruslan during the final rehearsal of the musical Ruslan and Ludmila at the Megasport Arena, Moscow.

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Tatyana Navka as Ludmila during the final rehearsal of the musical Ruslan and Ludmila at the Megasport Arena, Moscow.

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Tatyana Navka as Ludmila during the final rehearsal of the musical Ruslan and Ludmila at the Megasport Arena, Moscow.

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Margarita Drozyabko as Naina and Povilas Vanagas as Finn during the final rehearsal of the musical Ruslan and Ludmila at the Megasport Arena, Moscow.

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Margarita Drozyabko as Naina and Povilas Vanagas as Finn during the final rehearsal of the musical Ruslan and Ludmila at the Megasport Arena, Moscow.

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Margarita Drozyabko as Naina and Povilas Vanagas as Finn during the final rehearsal of the musical Ruslan and Ludmila at the Megasport Arena, Moscow.

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Filipp Kanderolo as Farlaf, left, during the final rehearsal of the musical Ruslan and Ludmila at the Megasport Arena, Moscow.

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Filipp Kanderolo as Farlaf (center) during the final rehearsal of the musical Ruslan and Ludmila at the Megasport Arena, Moscow.

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Tatyana Navka as Ludmila and Pyotr Chernyshev as Ruslan during the final rehearsal of the musical Ruslan and Ludmila at the Megasport Arena, Moscow.

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Tatyana Navka as Ludmila and Pyotr Chernyshev as Ruslan during the final rehearsal of the musical Ruslan and Ludmila at the Megasport Arena, Moscow.

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Tatyana Navka as Ludmila and Pyotr Chernyshev as Ruslan during the final rehearsal of the musical Ruslan and Ludmila at the Megasport Arena, Moscow.

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Tatyana Navka as Ludmila and Pyotr Chernyshev as Ruslan during the final rehearsal of the musical Ruslan and Ludmila at the Megasport Arena, Moscow.

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Actors during the final rehearsal of the musical Ruslan and Ludmila at the Megasport Arena, Moscow.

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Figure skater Margarita Drozyabko before the premiere of the musical Ruslan and Ludmila at the Megasport Arena, Moscow.

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Actress Alika Smekhova (center) with her sons Makar and Artyom (second right) before the premiere of the musical Ruslan and Ludmila at the Megasport Arena, Moscow.

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The final rehearsal of the musical Ruslan and Ludmila at the Megasport Arena, Moscow.

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Tatyana Navka as Ludmila during the final rehearsal of the musical Ruslan and Ludmila at the Megasport Arena, Moscow.

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From left: Tatyana Navka as Ludmila, Pyotr Chernyshev as Ruslan and Alexander Smirnov as Ratmir during the final rehearsal of the musical Ruslan and Ludmila at the Megasport Arena, Moscow.

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Actors during the final rehearsal of the musical Ruslan and Ludmila at the Megasport Arena, Moscow.

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Actors during the final rehearsal of the musical Ruslan and Ludmila at the Megasport Arena, Moscow.

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The final rehearsal of the musical Ruslan and Ludmila at the Megasport Arena, Moscow.

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Pyotr Chernyshev as Ruslan during the final rehearsal of the musical Ruslan and Ludmila at the Megasport Arena, Moscow.

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Actors during the final rehearsal of the musical Ruslan and Ludmila at the Megasport Arena, Moscow.

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Tatyana Navka as Ludmila and Pyotr Chernyshev as Ruslan (center) during the final rehearsal of the musical Ruslan and Ludmila at the Megasport Arena, Moscow.

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Tatyana Navka as Ludmila and Pyotr Chernyshev as Ruslan during the final rehearsal of the musical Ruslan and Ludmila at the Megasport Arena, Moscow.

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Actors during the final rehearsal of the musical Ruslan and Ludmila at the Megasport Arena, Moscow.

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Tatyana Navka as Ludmila and Pyotr Chernyshev as Ruslan during the final rehearsal of the musical Ruslan and Ludmila at the Megasport Arena, Moscow.

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