Sorry, I’m listening to ‘The Nutcracker’ again this year like every other year. Tchaikovsky has as much to do with Putin as Bach had with Kaiser Wilhelm II during WW I.
I will continue to study Russian and teach Russian history. Have a Russian Civil War class in the spring. Just started THE GATES OF EUROPE a history of Ukraine. Also continue wearing my Россия sweatshirt. I started out the war with my Ukrainian flag but then the idiots started canceling Russian music. Also I learned more so flag came down and sweatshirt and tshirts came out. My friends know me and understand and I do not really care if anyone is offended.