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Some orchestras in the west are not playing the beloved Russian composers such as Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninoff etc. Some Russian performers are not welcome. Starbucks and Mcdonald's are pulling out of Russia. The Russian people should not suffer.
During WWl when America was at war with Germany, orchestras would not play German composers. During WWll the music of German composers was played. There are some interesting articles on it. In fact, during WWll the opening notes from Beethoven's Fifth were used as Moorse code for "V" as in victory. In some propaganda films Wagner's Ride of the Valkyries was used in scenes of the US bombing German cities. It is a known fact the Nazis liked and played Wagner's music. Much of Wagner's operas deal with German mythology and folk lore. Many German musicians another intellectuals left Germany during the rise of the Nazi party and went to America and elsewhere. Vladimir Putin is a tyrant. Stalin was much worse than Putin. The problem was that Stalin was our ally during WWll. So are most of the other Russian Oligarchs. This is a complicated situation. As I mentioned two months ago, the Russian people should not be made to suffer. I hope and pray that the situation gets better with Russia and Ukraine soon. And that there is a permanent peace.
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