Several top Russian stars refused to play in this tournament.

The Wings aren't the only team with Russian stars.

I had heard a little about this Russian ballet star.

Her clothes are extravagant but not beyond the means of, say, Russian stars of stage and screen.

But the Russian stars, and other Europeans, are here to stay.

He was daring to go where no Russian star had gone before.

Larionov took the young Russian star under his wing that season.

The frisson that has long surrounded Russian stars may be starting to attach itself to Latin names.

The brands are also backed by slick advertising, which features a Russian star and plenty of pretty girls.

Seating almost 4000 people, this is the venue for Russian 'stars' with a national following, whether they are pop singers or ballet dancers.