Bolshoi Ballet of censorship. It was the first time a show has been pulled in such a way since the collapse of the Soviet Union, sparking rumours about the motivation behind it. Today the Bolshoi Ballet remains one of the world's foremost ballet companies, in addition to being one of the largest, with approximately 220 dancers. The word "bolshoi" means "big" or "grand" in Russian. The company operates on a hierarchical system, similar to those used by other leading European ballet companies, with senior dancers ranked as principals, and descending in order of importance through lead soloist, first soloist, soloist and finally,
Bias against left-handed people the word for the direction "right" also means "correct" or "proper", and also stands for authority and justice. In Sanskrit, the word "वाम" (waama) stands for both "left" and "wicked." In most Slavic languages the root "prav" (right) is used in words carrying meanings of correctness or justice. In colloquial Russian the word "левый (levyĭ)" "left" means unofficial, counterfeit, strange. In Polish, the word "prawo" means "right" as well as "law", "prawy" means: lawful; the word "lewy" means "left" (opposite of right), and colloquially "illegal" (opposite of legal). In French, "droit(e)" (cognate to English "direct") means both "right" and "straight",