From his birth in 1938 on a train, Rudolph Nureyev lived in misery and famine during the dark years of Stalinism. When war broke out, his father went into battle. Rudolph, his mother and 3 sisters find refuge in the Urals, in Bashkiria. 

Guest: Ariane Dolfuss, journalist, translator of "Rudolf Nureyev, unpublished autobiography" (Editions Arthaud)