Mikhail Baryshnikov Quotes
In '74 it was really a very gloomy atmosphere, I would say, to put it mildly.
Mikhail Baryshnikov
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In '74 it was really a very gloomy atmosphere, I would say, to put it mildly.
Mikhail Baryshnikov
