Former Royal Ballet star Sergei Polunin, famous for his tattoos of Russian President Vladimir Putin, on Wednesday announced that he plans to leave Russia.

Sergei Polunin has been a vocal supporter of Vladimir Putin, sporting three tattoos on his body bearing the Russian President's likeness.

Sergei Polunin, a former star at London’s Royal Ballet, has announced his decision to leave Russia with his family. The Ukrainian-Russian dancer – famous for his tattoos of Vladimir Putin – was one of the most prominent stars who backed Russia’s ...

Former Royal Ballet star Sergei Polunin, famous for his tattoos of Russian President Vladimir Putin, on Wednesday announced that he plans to leave Russia.With his tattoos and rebellious attitude, he became known as the "bad boy of ballet" and caused a sensation by resigning from the Royal Ballet at the height of his fame in 2012.

Ballet dancer Sergei Polunin is going to leave Russia. He published a kind of farewell post on his page on the social network.

It follows a period of hand wringing in the arts world in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in Feb 2022 ... was as inoffensive and non-stereotyping as possible. In 2021, the Royal Ballet’s own Nutcracker production reduced the number of female ...