nikolai is a principal dancer and currently one of the bolshoi's biggest stars. he's clashed before with his bosses. now he says the bolshoi's management wants him out. >> it's like being back in the days of josef stalin. they organize meetings against me. they trying to force staff to sign letters condemning me. they tried that last week, but all the ballet teachers refused to sign it. >> three weeks ago, the troupe's artistic director was attacked with sulfuric acid. the head of the bolshoi has accused nikolai of creating an atmosphere of mudslinging and mayhem, which he believes led to the incident. he denies it and even questions what happened. ca >> i don't know what the substance was, but it's clear it wasn't what they claim. if you look at all the special tv shows that have been hinting at my involvement, it looks like a campaign against me. this isn't against sergei. it's against me. but they won't get away with it. >> i am speechless. what can i snell and i really don't care what he thinks about it. i just hope that sergei would be healed as quick as pos

the girls off and there was yet another new year miracle for the two friends when moscow resident nikolai let them travel with him nicholas going to st petersburg to meet his girlfriend they've known each other through an online game for a year now maybe even had a virtual online wedding recently but they haven't actually seen each other yet the confirmed bachelor has decided on new year's day to shift from the virtual world and proposed to his internet girlfriend in the real one. the other i'm a fool but why. twenty one and i'm forty three but as fun i thought it would be a good idea. girls everything ok. sunshine here you go champaign it cost seven hundred fifty rubles if you will send it. waitress angela always celebrates new year with her passengers. the passengers on new year's eve are just fabulous. i really like the way it has all turned out there's a very festive atmosphere in carriage number nine i was surprised at how interesting those people are they had prepared so well. well after all they knew that they were going to see the new year on a train there's a tree animals in ever

the girls off and there was yet another new year miracle for the two friends when moscow resident nikolai let them travel with him nicholas going to st petersburg to meet his girlfriend they've known each other through an online game for a year now maybe even had a virtual online wedding recently but they haven't actually seen each other yet the confirmed bachelor has decided on new year's day to shift from the virtual world and proposed to his internet girlfriend in the real one. i'm a full but why. twenty one i'm forty three but as fun i thought it would be a good idea. girls everything ok years festoon if you. sunshine here you go champaign it cost seven hundred fifty roubles if you offend the. waitress and always celebrates new year with her passengers. not the passengers on new year's eve or just fabulous. i really like the way it has all turned out there's a very festive atmosphere in carriage number nine i was surprised at how interesting those people are they had prepared so well after all they knew that they were going to see the new year on a train there's a tree in almost every

nikolai i hope that this woman mid-south to your expectations was me it's likely she will turn out to be quite different than you've imagined. but look here is age is an important point is important is that chilled most likely turn out to be a completely different person than you imagine her to be when you play games on line with your girls i guess we'll meet again. as a look at his phone remains silent. it's no good if someone's on their own it shouldn't be like this where the new year is a holiday and people shouldn't be alone. and many find a partner young men and women and not only the young. the senior citizens and all kinds of people travel with us. and many get acquainted on the train and the train brings people together i go with what i mean to say is that when people are in the metro or when walking down the street or stand in line at a store they're less likely to say hello i like you while on the train in a pleasant atmosphere with a friendly conductor and a bunch of other factors it brings people together and for many it turns out to be . very good. people start families a

skating in on nikolai khabibulin. save. and marian hossa for the goal and the winner.khawks win 3-2, in overtime. 25-straight, with a point. >>> the nba, lakers in denver. under four minutes left in the second quarter. steve nash, loses it. andre iguodala, to lamelton, to kenneth fareed. nuggets up 13. fourth quarter, denver by ten. ty lawson from outside. nuggets up big. corey brewer dishing to andre iguodala. nuggets leading by 18. fourth quarter, lakers down nine. antwan jamison driving. rejected by fareed. and lawson, on the other end, finishes. nuggets, with a 119-108 win over the lakers. >>> kansas, erased a five-point deficit in the final 30 seconds of the game at iowa state last night. and would win in overtime by 12 points. the second time those teams have gone to overtime this season. and the second time kansas has won by double-figures. i'm chris hassel. thank you. >>> patriots quarterback, tom brady, is taking one for the team, with his new contract extension. that's three-year, $27 million deal will keep brady with new england until he turns 40. >> and it'

please don't talk to me of love nikolai lvovich. oh, i long so passionately for life. i long to work and strive so much and all this longing is somehow mingled with my love for you irina and just because you happen to be beautiful life appears beautiful to me. what are you thinking about? well, you say that life is beautiful, maybe it is. but what if it only seems to be beautiful. well, our lives, i mean, the lives of us three sisters haven't been beautiful up until now, life has been stifling us like weeds in a garden. irina. i'm afraid i'm crying. so unnecessary. we must work, work. the reason we feel depressed and take such a gloomy view of life is that we've never known what it is to make a real effort. we're the children of parents who despised work. they've gone into lunch already, i'm late. hair seems to be all right. my dear irina sergeyevna, congratulations. you've got such a lot of visitors. i feel quite shy. oh... how do you do baron? ah, there you are natalia ivavovna, how are you my dear? congratulations. you've got such a lot of visitors. i feel dreadfull

now this 18th century scandal has come to the silver screen thanks to danish writer/director nikolait fellows much darker and much grittier than a hollywood historicial or period piece, was that intentional? >> we really tried to stay very close to the characters and try to be intimate with them and try to understand how it would be to live in that world at that time, and experiencing all the things instead of pulling back and looking at the nice dresses. >> reporter: the film stars matt nicholson in the lead role but took a risk as casting two unknowns as the couple. tell me about the casting. the king, i believe he's still in acting school, and alicia who plays the queen was unknown when you cast her. what were you thinking? >> i was trying find an actress with that certain regal quality to her. i found alicia in sweden, actually. they had to learn danish for this part. she had special qualities. she was a dancer before they came an actress. she was an unknown but so right for the part. same as the king. he was in drama school when we found him. he'd never done anything before. aga