NEW : Dancer Pavel Dmitrichenko is given a six - year prison term for causing the attack . Accomplice Yuri Levin and driver Vladimir Lipatov are also convicted . The acid attack almost blinded the Bolshoi Ballet 's artistic director , Sergei Filin . Dmitrichenko argued during his trial that he had wanted Filin to be punished in some way for failing to give him the roles he wanted ; for example , by being beaten up . The case has exposed rivalries and corruption at the world - renowned ballet company .
NEW : Dancer Pavel Dmitrichenko is given a six - year prison term for causing the attack . Accomplice Yuri Levin and driver Vladimir Lipatov are also convicted . The acid attack almost blinded the Bolshoi Ballet 's artistic director , Sergei Filin . The case has exposed rivalries and corruption at the world - renowned ballet company .