Turns Out The Russian Ballet Acid Attacker Was Ivan The Terrible

Of course. His name is Pavel Dmitrichenko and he likes to play great ballet villains. Police say he confessed to orchestrating the Black Swan-style attack .

On Wednesday, police announced that Pavel Dmitrichenko, a soloist with Russia's Bolshoi Theatre, confessed to plotting an acid attack on the troupe's artistic director Sergei Filin in January.

On Wednesday, police announced that Pavel Dmitrichenko, a soloist with Russia's Bolshoi Theatre, confessed to plotting an acid attack on the troupe's artistic director Sergei Filin in January.

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Here's Dmitrichenko as Ivan the Terrible.

Here's Dmitrichenko as Ivan the Terrible.

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Ivan the TERRIBLE.

Ivan the TERRIBLE.

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Dmitrichenko reportedly made a name for himself playing the role of villans, like Ivan and "Swan Lake's" Von Rothbart.

Dmitrichenko reportedly made a name for himself playing the role of villans, like Ivan and "Swan Lake's" Von Rothbart.

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