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Many orchestras are not playing Tchaikovsky's works as well as other Russian composers. They are also not allowing Russian musicians to play with them. They should not be punished.
Vladimir Putin is a thug. He along with Slobodan Milosevich in Serbia are former communists who are playing on Nationalism to hold on to power. Stalin Starved around 8 million Ukrainians in the early 1930's which we don't hear much about. Stalin was not Russian. He was from the Republic of Georgia (Not to be confused with the American State). Stalin also killed millions of Russians, Georgians and other people in Russia. Putin or Houssein would be benevolent compared to Hillter or Stalin. The Republic of Georgia is an ancient nation. it was one of the first nations to adopt Christianity as the official religion which took place around 300 AD. They were independent until 1801 when they were absorbed in to the Russian Empire. They were independent from 1918-2921 then they were absorbed in to the Soviet Union. After the break up of the Soviet Union in 1991 Georgia became independent again. This nation has an interesting history and interesting music. The Russians and Ukrainians are both Slavic peoples and Speak similar languages. The Georgian language is not related to Russian or Ukranian or any other Indo-European language. Choreographer George Balanchine was of Georgina decent. The Russian people should not be punished. I hope and pray the situation in Russia and Ukraine gets better. This is a difficult history and situation and would take too long wo write about in one sitting.
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