Claim: Malika Sobirova, a proficient ballerina who won several international awards, performed in ballets like the Leili i Medzhnun (Leili and Medjnun) and danced for the Soviet Union (a federal socialist state in Northern Eurasia that existed from 1922 to 1991).
Evidence: As a solo ballet dancer her repertoire included all the classical forms, and performed in ballets like the Leili i Medzhnun (Leili and Medjnun) for which music score was provided by Balasan-ian. She was proficient in all classical forms of ballet and won several international awards. She was a popular ballet dancer in the Soviet Union. The Soviet Union, officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR), was a federal socialist state in Northern Eurasia that existed from 1922 to 1991.