Russia: Bolshoi ballet director left nearly blind by acid attack

The artistic director of Russia's Bolshoi ballet Sergei Filin is almost blind following an acid... euronews, the most watched news channel in Europe Subscribe for your daily dose of international news, curated and explained:http://eurone.ws/10ZCK4a Euronews is available in 13 other languages: http://eurone.ws/17moBCU http://www.euronews.com/2013/06/21/ru... The artistic director of Russia's Bolshoi ballet Sergei Filin is almost blind following an acid attack, despite 18 operations to save his sight. At a news conference on June 20, Bolshoi spokeswoman Katerina Novikova said Filin could barely see out of either eye. It has been alleged that the assault was masterminded by a rival dancer. Find us on: Youtube http://bit.ly/zr3upY Facebook   / euronews.fans   Twitter   / euronews