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Who said that Maya was "not only the best ballerina in the Soviet Union, but the best in the world”?
Nikita Khrushchev
Mikhail Gorbachev
Boris Yeltsin
Vladimir Putin
Answer
The answer to the question is Nikita Khrushchev, the former leader of the Soviet Union. He held Maya Plisetskaya, the prima ballerina of the Bolshoi Ballet, in high regard. Khrushchev admired Plisetskaya's talent and technique, considering her not only the finest ballerina in the Soviet Union but also unrivaled worldwide.
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