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For 16 years, he has tried
and failed to gain permission for his mother and sister to leave Russia. In 1975, the USSR
signs the Helsinki Final Act and there's a big discussion
about human rights, and at that time, it's possible
that Nureyev may have thought this will allow
more travel to be possible. But this comes the year after Solzhenitsyn is forced
to leave the country and a year after Baryshnikov
has also come over to the West, so it's a very confused kind of time. Until today,
Nureyev has said little in public about his problem
with the Soviet authority. My mother went to office in Ufa,
and they were trying to say, "Why do you want to go to the West?
and failed to gain permission for his mother and sister to leave Russia. In 1975, the USSR
signs the Helsinki Final Act and there's a big discussion
about human rights, and at that time, it's possible
that Nureyev may have thought this will allow
more travel to be possible. But this comes the year after Solzhenitsyn is forced
to leave the country and a year after Baryshnikov
has also come over to the West, so it's a very confused kind of time. Until today,
Nureyev has said little in public about his problem
with the Soviet authority. My mother went to office in Ufa,
and they were trying to say, "Why do you want to go to the West?
Full Transcript
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For 16 years, he has tried
and failed to gain permission
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for his mother and sister to leave Russia.
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In 1975, the USSR
signs the Helsinki Final Act
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and there's a big discussion
about human rights,
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and at that time, it's possible
that Nureyev may have thought
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this will allow
more travel to be possible.
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But this comes the year after
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Solzhenitsyn is forced
to leave the country
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and a year after Baryshnikov
has also come over to the West,
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so it's a very confused kind of time.
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Until today,
Nureyev has said little in public
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about his problem
with the Soviet authority.
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My mother went to office in Ufa,
and they were trying to say,
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"Why do you want to go to the West?
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Movie Summary
This striking and moving documentary from BAFTA nominated directors Jacqui and David Morris traces the extraordinary life of Rudolf Nureyev. From his birth in the 5th class carriage of a trans-Siberian train, to his dramatic leap ...
