It is also weird that Putin chose Tchaikovsky as an example of Russian culture, considering Tchaikovsky’s Ukrainian ancestry.
I would expect that the elite Russian audience that Putin speaks to knows that. I don’t think ancestsry is a problem for Putin, it fits into his idea that Ukraine is really Russian.
I would expect that the elite Russian audience that Putin speaks to knows that. I don’t think ancestsry is a problem for Putin, it fits into his idea that Ukraine is really Russian.
The background seems to be https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2022/mar/09/cardiff-philharmonic-orchestra-removes-tchaikovsky-over-ukraine-conflict and https://www.mic.com/culture/dostoevsky-banned-russia-ukraine .