They noted that after the court reinstated Volochkova in the theater, she “did not work a single day, constantly taking vacation without preserving the maintenance”.

“As for pensions, according to Russian law, pensions are not paid by the employer, but by the state - the Pension Fund. To receive a pension, it is necessary to collect and provide certain documents, ”the report said.

The Bolshoi was also informed that they handed over to the artist through a lawyer a package of necessary documents in October 2019, no additional requests from her representatives were received.

Earlier, Volochkova on kp.ru radio reported that she could not receive a pension. According to her, they do not give her a work book.

As the ballerina later explained, she is trying to prove that she was a prima ballerina and not a corps de ballet dancer.