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Ukraine erases Tchaikovsky as symbol of ‘Russian imperialism’...after Russia plays the Swan Song with EAMs on shortwave radio

  • Dec 30, 2025
  • 3 min read

Date: December 30, 2025

Source: RT News

The renowned composer’s name has been removed from the National Music Academy...connect the dots


Ukraine’s Culture Ministry has erased the name of renowned Russian composer Pyotr Tchaikovsky from its National Music Academy. Tchaikovsky rose to global prominence in the latter half of the 19th century as a leading composer of symphonic music, including the ballets Swan Lake and The Nutcracker.


The measure is part of Kiev’s broader campaign to remove symbols linked to Ukraine’s shared history with Russia. The Kiev City Council recently voted to dismantle 15 monuments and memorials, including those dedicated to the renowned Kiev-born writer Mikhail Bulgakov, as well as poet Anna Akhmatova and composer Mikhail Glinka, among others. In Odessa, the authorities dismantled the monument to the city’s founder, Russian Empress Catherine II, known as Catherine the Great, as well as a 19th century monument to Russian poet Alexander Pushkin, which was designated a UNESCO World Cultural Heritage Site.


In a statement on Tuesday, the Ministry of Culture said that the renaming was part of the ongoing “process of decolonization of Ukrainian culture.” The authorities cited experts from the Ukrainian Institute of National Remembrance as concluding that the mention of Tchaikovsky is a “symbol of Russian imperial policy.”



Soviet-era monuments have also been targeted as part of the campaign. In August, an activist group named ‘Decolonization. Ukraine’ announced that the last known statue of Bolshevik leader Vladimir Lenin in the country had been toppled with the help of local authorities in Khmelnytskyi Region in western Ukraine.


Commenting on the development at the time, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that “Ukraine is now well known for its fight against monuments.”


Since the Western-backed Maidan coup in 2014, Ukraine has adopted decommunization laws, which banned Soviet-era symbols and mandated the renaming of towns and streets bearing names from the USSR. Following the escalation of the conflict with Russia in 2022, Kiev has doubled down on its campaign, which now effectively targets any cultural figures and landmarks associated with Russia.



Moscow has condemned the destruction of cultural heritage and attacks on historical memory. It has also named the discrimination against Russian-speaking Ukrainians as one of the reasons for the ongoing conflict.


  • Swan Song as per Wikipedia.

  • Intel Post regarding Swan Song being played on Russia EAM channel.

  • Oreshnik missile enters active war on the same day as the Swan Song is played over EAM.

  • Russia's statement that their response to Ukraine's drone attack on Putin's home will NOT be diplomatic.


AI Response regarding Russia wanting to kill Zelensky and show is body in public:


Russia has made threats against Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky following accusations that Ukraine launched a drone attack on Russian President Vladimir Putin’s residence at Lake Valdai, which Kyiv has denied.   Dmitry Medvedev, deputy head of Russia's Security Council, issued a direct threat, calling Zelensky a "stinking Kyiv b*****d" and suggesting he would have to "stay in hiding for the rest of his worthless life".  Medvedev further stated that after Zelensky’s “imminent demise,” his body should be preserved in alcohol and displayed in the Kunstkamera, a museum in St. Petersburg.

 

These remarks were made in response to Russia’s claim that 91 long-range drones targeted Putin’s state residence on December 28–29, an allegation dismissed by Ukraine as disinformation meant to justify further attacks and undermine U.S.-brokered peace efforts.


Ukrainian officials, including Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha, asserted that no such attack occurred and that Russia has provided no credible evidence.

 

The threats from Medvedev, known for his inflammatory rhetoric, come amid heightened tensions and could jeopardize ongoing diplomatic initiatives, including discussions between former U.S. President Donald Trump, Zelensky, and Putin.


Russian media figures have also echoed aggressive sentiments, with some suggesting responses “beyond the usual framework” and even hinting at nuclear retaliation.


 
 
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