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GUARDIAN/ MIRIAM ELDER /Former ballerina Anastasia Volochkova (pictured) once recruited as the face of Vladimir Putin's United Russia party has quit, accusing the party of lying to advance its political agenda.
Her expletive-filled rant claims the party tricked her into signing a letter five years ago denouncing oil tycoon Khodorkovsky.
She said the party told her the letter supported the jailed oligarch – even if the party has consistently attacked him.
"When the whole country told me that I'm against Khodorkovsky, you know, I cried, because they really tricked me," she said.
United Russia party's popularity is declining. Two recent polls show that the party would not win a 50% majority if elections were held today.
