(L To R) Vladimir Urin ( Bolshoi theatre director general) and his wife, Bernice Coppieters, Jean Christophe Maillot, Prince Albert II of Monaco, Princess Caroline of Hanover and Sergueï Filine Bolshoi ballets director pose at the Bolshoi Ballet for the "lancement de l'année Russe", Monaco, on December 19, 2014. AFP PHOTO / VALERY HACHE (Photo credit should read VALERY HACHE/AFP/Getty Images)
