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Russian first lady Svetlana Medvedeva (C) speaks with choreographer Yuri Grigorovich (L) as the theatre's artistic director Sergei Filin (R) looks on during the re-opening ceremony of the Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow, on October 28, 2011. Russia's famed Bolshoi Theatre finally lifted its curtain Friday after a six year closure for reconstruction that aimed to restore the former glory of its imperial splendour and artistic reputation. AFP PHOTO / YURI KADOBNOV (Photo credit should read YURI KADOBNOV/AFP/Getty Images)