Valentina Kozlova: How Dance Defeated Destruction

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Valentina Kozlova Headshot
Kenn Duncan, "Valentina Kozlova," 1979. Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library.
"Valentina Kozlova" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1979.
https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/23ce2060-c623-012f-f996-58d385a7bc34

Soviet ballerina Valentina Kozlova defected to the United States when she was only 22 years old.
Navigate through the following pages to learn more about her story.
Find out how her dancing helped mend the cultural rivalry between the United States & Soviet Union!