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FORGOTTEN HISTORY: Pyotr tchaikovsky | History Defined

Identity war: Far from frontlines, Ukraine resists Russia’s cultural legacy

Many Ukrainians back official ‘decolonisation’ efforts but others say it is misguided and defined by hostility.

Al Jazeera

The grisly deaths of the great composers show how some met an unfortunate end

From murders to parasitic disease and sexually transmitted infections, here’s how some of the most celebrated classical composers in history met their makers

Daily Mirror

Ukraine is calling for a boycott of 'The Nutcracker.' Ballet companies aren't budging

Ukraine's culture minister said his country's allies could stop Russia from weaponizing its culture by temporarily boycotting Russian artists, including The Nutcracker composer Tchaikovsky.

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Ukraine wages its own war against Russia's cultural icons in its midst

LVIV, Ukraine — In wartime Ukraine, Pyotr Tchaikovsky is having a turbulent afterlife.

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Tchaikovsky’s Wife review – love turns to obsession in an off-key marriage

Alyona Mikhailova is tremendous as estranged wife Antonina, whose naivety and narcissism fester in the rubble of her marriage to the gay composer

The Guardian - UK

Exiled Russian director returns to Cannes, decries war

The Russian filmmaker Kirill Serebrennikov, one of the few Russian filmmakers at this year's Cannes Film Festival, says “art is always against war."

The Independent UK

Why is Ukraine trying to cancel Russian culture?

Ukraine has ramped up its de-Russification efforts, but figures like Tolstoy and Pushkin were also targeted by Russia.

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Putin Says Russian Culture Being 'Cancelled'

President Vladimir Putin on Friday accused the West of trying to cancel Russia's rich musical and literary culture, including composers Pyotr Tchaikovsky and Sergei Rachmaninov, in the same way he said it had cancelled "Harry Potter" author J.K. Rowling. Speaking in a meeting with leading cultural figures broadcast on national…

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Putin says West trying to cancel Russian culture including Tchaikovsky

President Vladimir Putin on Friday said the West was trying to cancel Russian culture, including the works of great composers such as Pyotr Tchaikovsky, Dmitry Shostakovich and Sergei Rachmaninov.

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