249 - Affiche Ancienne Original vintage Soviet travel poster advertising the Russian Ballet - You Can See it In Moscow - issued by Intourist featuring a black and white photo of a ballet dancer above a stage with more dancers and a photo of the Bolshoi Ballet theatre lit up at night above, all set against a black background with the Intourist logo at the top and text in red lettering on the bottom margin. The Bolshoi Theatre is a historic opera house in Moscow, Russia, originally designed by architect Joseph Bove. Before the October Revolution it was a part of the Imperial Theatres of the Russian Empire along with Maly Theatre (Small Theatre) in Moscow and a few theatres in Saint Petersburg (Hermitage Theatre, Bolshoi (Kamenny) Theatre, later Mariinsky Theatre and others). The Bolshoi Ballet and Bolshoi Opera are among the oldest and best known ballet and opera companies in the world. It is by far the world's biggest ballet company, with more than 200 dancers. The theatre is the parent company of The Bolshoi Ballet Academy, a leading school of ballet. It has a branch at the Bolshoi Theater School in Joinville, Brazil.Poor condition, minor tears, restored tears, foxing, paper skimming, tape on image, minor paper loss on bottom left corner. Country of issue: Russia, designer: Unknown, size (cm): 100x59.5, year of printing: 1965.