{"id":1125,"date":"2026-06-08T02:29:14","date_gmt":"2026-06-08T06:29:14","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2026-06-08T02:29:14","modified_gmt":"2026-06-08T06:29:14","slug":"p.i.tchaikovsky","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/c2creset.ondigit.us\/?p=1125","title":{"rendered":"P.I.Tchaikovsky"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 102, 136);\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">Pjtr IljichTchaikovsky<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">Thanks to &lsquo;The Nutcracker&rsquo;, Tchaikovsky gifted the world some of its most beloved Christmas melodies. His &lsquo;<a href=\"?p=740\"><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 255);\">Swan Lake<\/span><\/a>&rsquo; became an unexpected symbol of the <a href=\"?p=241\"><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 255);\">August-1991<\/span><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/1991_Soviet_coup_attempt\"><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 255);\">Coup attempt<\/span><\/a> that signaled the Soviet Union&rsquo;s collapse.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">His ballets packed theaters when impresario Sergey Diaghilev, who brought Russian ballet to the world stage, introduced them to Western audiences. And even those who know little about classical music instantly recognize the stirring opening chords of his &lsquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Piano_Concerto_No._1_(Tchaikovsky)\"><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 255);\">Piano Concerto No. 1<\/span><\/a>&rsquo;:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"280\" height=\"155\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/nBsl7D9i6aM?si=ui4VVOlTBqfM9xXP\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">A socialite who struggled against his own inclinations, a man of deep sensitivity known to friends as having a &ldquo;glass soul,&rdquo; he also composed some of significant sacred music in the Russian Orthodox tradition.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\"><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 255);\"><strong>A child of the Empire<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">Many great composers seemed destined for music from birth &ndash; Beethoven&rsquo;s father sang at court, Mozart&rsquo;s was a deputy kapellmeister. These prodigies grew up in refined, aristocratic homes. Pyotr&rsquo;s path was different. Born in 1840 in the industrial town of Votkinsk in the Ural region, he came from a family rooted in the Russian Empire&rsquo;s rising professional class. His father, Ilya Tchaikovsky, managed an ironworks &ndash; one of the Empire&rsquo;s most advanced metallurgical plants.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">On his father&rsquo;s side, Pyotr&rsquo;s family traced its roots to the Cossacks of Little Russia (was Ukraine), who had served Russia faithfully since the 17th century. During the Great Northern War, his ancestor, Colonel Fyodor Chaika, sided with Tsar Peter I against Ivan Mazepa&rsquo;s betrayal. After the Battle of Poltava, the family adopted the surname Tchaikovsky and joined the Russian nobility.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">His mother&rsquo;s family added W-European flair. French sculptors and Austrian officers rounded out the family tree. From an early age, music filled Tchaikovsky&rsquo;s home. His father played flute, his mother played harp and piano. The family owned a grand piano and a mechanical organ known as an orchestrion. Through it, Pyotr encountered Mozart&rsquo;s &lsquo;Don Giovanni&rsquo;, which left a lasting impression.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">His earliest music teacher was Maria Palchikova, a former serf who had taught herself to read and play music. He also absorbed French cultural influence from Fanny D&uuml;rbach, a governess brought from St. Petersburg. This blend of European classical training and authentic Russian heritage shaped his artistic vision.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">Even as a child, Tchaikovsky showed a deep emotional connection to music. He once became so engrossed while tapping rhythms on a window frame that he broke the glass and severely cut his hand.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">&quot;In daily life, people were drawn to him because they could feel how deeply he cared,&rdquo; recalled his brother Modest. &ldquo;He was so sensitive that the slightest thing could hurt him, like a child made of glass.&rdquo;&nbsp;This emotional intensity would later complicate his life, but also fueled his extraordinary creativity.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/userfiles\/image\/2025-pics\/P_I_Tchaikovski.jpg\" width=\"280\" height=\"150\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\"><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 255);\"><strong>From bureaucrat to composer<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">Ilya Tchaikovsky envisioned a stable career for his son in law or government. At age ten, Pyotr entered St. Petersburg&rsquo;s prestigious Imperial School of Jurisprudence.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">Though the school&rsquo;s rigid discipline made him feel isolated, he quickly earned the affection of teachers and classmates. Remarkably, he avoided both corporal punishment and bullying &ndash; no small feat in that era.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">Even in a school focused on legal studies, his love of music persisted. While clearly more musically inclined than his peers, no one yet foresaw the heights he would reach.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">After graduating at age 19, he landed a respectable civil service job at the Ministry of Finance. But the lure of St. Petersburg&rsquo;s vibrant intellectual and social scene soon proved irresistible. He befriended future poets, writers, and critics, attended salons, banquets, and musical soir&eacute;es, and embraced a hedonistic lifestyle.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">&ldquo;I, a sickly man with neurosis, cannot live without the poison of alcohol. Every night I find myself drunk,&rdquo; he later confessed. Along with mounting debts, this lifestyle clashed with his government duties.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">At 21, he enrolled in music classes offered by the Russian Musical Society, which soon became the St. Petersburg Conservatory. He was among the first composition students. When he abandoned his bureaucratic post, no one in the office seemed to notice. &ldquo;He simply stopped showing up.&rdquo;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 255);\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\"><strong>The greatest musical talent in Russia<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">At the conservatory, the now mature Tchaikovsky finally began to realize his full potential. He composed his first significant works: a cantata based on Schiller&rsquo;s &lsquo;Ode to Joy&rsquo; and the overture &lsquo;The Storm&rsquo;, inspired by Ostrovsky&rsquo;s play. These works revealed his ability to draw equally from Western and Russian musical traditions.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">While artistic circles can be competitive, Tchaikovsky inspired admiration rather than jealousy. His classmate &ndash; and future critic &ndash; Herman Laroche declared, &ldquo;You are the greatest musical talent in contemporary Russia. In fact, you&rsquo;re our only hope for the future of Russian music.&rdquo;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">Graduating with the conservatory&rsquo;s top honor, the grand silver medal, Tchaikovsky soon moved to Moscow to teach at the conservatory there.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">During the late 1860s and early 1870s, he composed the &lsquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=f6qZUCi7ToQ&amp;t=3s&amp;ab_channel=AVROTROSKlassiek\"><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 255);\">Romeo and Juliet Fantasy Overture<\/span><\/a>&rsquo;, which a biographer described as revealing the main themes of his future work: the psychological drama of unfulfilled love, youthful passion, and the omnipresent shadow of death.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"280\" height=\"155\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/f6qZUCi7ToQ?si=MUM6yB9_My3uQwwo\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">He also embraced Russian history and folk culture, which shone through in his opera &lsquo;The Oprichnik&rsquo;, set during the reign of Ivan the Terrible. Premiered at the Mariinsky and Bolshoi Theaters, the opera was, in Tchaikovsky&rsquo;s words, &ldquo;a triumph beyond anything I could have imagined. A huge crowd of students escorted me back to my hotel.&rdquo;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"280\" height=\"155\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/pnvRu9eKBGU?si=fsy8ovydiTyY1W1s\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen=\"\" style=\"font-family: Verdana; font-size: small;\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">Not all works were hits. The now-iconic &lsquo;<span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 255);\">Swan Lake<\/span>&rsquo; struggled at first and only gained WWide acclaim after his death:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"280\" height=\"155\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/HI7XdqJJfBw?si=F9ic10jOGs4Ih8xt\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 255);\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">Swan Lake: Bolshoi &amp; Kirov\/Mariinsky Ballet groups:<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"280\" height=\"155\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9rJoB7y6Ncs?si=h3YWQA1HOamUVXYb\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 255);\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">Triumph and turmoil<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">By the 1870s, Tchaikovsky&rsquo;s fame had soared. His concerts sold out. For his &lsquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=IMt6TNHvOtM&amp;t=1s&amp;ab_channel=ValentinaLisitsaQORRecordsOfficialchannel\"><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 255);\">1812 Overture&rsquo;<\/span><\/a>, celebrating Russia&rsquo;s victory over Napoleon, Emperor Alexander III awarded him an order of merit and helped him clear his debts. He toured Europe, receiving praise from luminaries like Wagner and Liszt, and traveled to the United States, where he conducted at Carnegie Hall&rsquo;s grand opening:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"280\" height=\"155\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/QUpuAvQQrC0?si=Po_lhb6gwjbnqlsT\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">By then, he had composed all the operas, ballets, symphonies, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.musicandpractice.org\/volume-4\/the-history-of-tchaikovskys-variations-on-a-rococo-theme-and-the-collaboration-with-fitzenhagen\/\"><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 255);\">and others<\/span><\/a> that would become <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=pnvRu9eKBGU&amp;t=1s&amp;ab_channel=VassilySavenko-Topic\"><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 255);\">his lasting legacy<\/span><\/a><\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"280\" height=\"155\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/W8OesoMowBc?si=EHREQVtrauEKRy2d\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\"><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 255);\"><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\"><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 255);\"><strong>Yet personal happiness eluded him.<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">His engagement to soprano D&eacute;sir&eacute;e Art&ocirc;t, a frequent performer in Russia, ended due to her family&rsquo;s objections. Heartbroken, he poured his emotions into &lsquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=IMt6TNHvOtM&amp;t=1s&amp;ab_channel=ValentinaLisitsaQORRecordsOfficialchannel\"><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 255);\">Romance&rsquo;, Op. 5<\/span><\/a>:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"280\" height=\"155\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/IMt6TNHvOtM?si=_wLHUmV85rLJykON\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">At 37, he married Antonina Milyukova, a former student. Though she adored him, their marriage quickly soured. Within 3 months, he fled to Switzerland. They never divorced, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?time_continue=4&#038;v=QUpuAvQQrC0&#038;embeds_referring_euri=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rt.com%2F&#038;source_ve_path=Mjg2NjIsMjg2NjY\"><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 255);\">but lived apart for the rest of his life<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe width=&quot;280&quot; height=&quot;155&quot; src=&quot;https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/QUpuAvQQrC0?si=Po_lhb6gwjbnqlsT&quot; title=&quot;YouTube video player&quot; frameborder=&quot;0&quot; allow=&quot;accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share&quot; referrerpolicy=&quot;strict-origin-when-cross-origin&quot; allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Verdana; font-size: small;\">At 37, he married Antonina Milyukova, a former student. Though she adored him, their marriage quickly soured. Just 3 months in, he fled to Switzerland. Though they never divorced, they lived apart for the rest of his life.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">Speculation about his homosexuality persists. While he had close relationships with prominent homosexual figures and male students, serious biographers suggest his attachments were largely aesthetic and intellectual. In his letters, he lamented his inclinations and struggled to repress them.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\"><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 255);\"><strong>Finding solace in faith<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">The turbulence of his personal life took a toll on this man with the &ldquo;glass soul.&rdquo; But in his 30s, Tchaikovsky found solace in Orthodox Christianity. Though indifferent to religion in his youth, by the 1870s and 1880s he had turned to faith for comfort. He studied the Gospels and became deeply engaged with Orthodox church music.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">Religious themes began to surface in his compositions. In his &lsquo;Sixth Symphony&rsquo;, the hymn &ldquo;With the Saints Give Rest&rdquo; foreshadows death. The 1812 Overture features the troparion &ldquo;Save, O Lord, Your people and bless Your inheritance.&rdquo; He also composed music for major liturgies, including the &lsquo;Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom&rsquo; and the &lsquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=V70iezyXHZE&amp;t=57s&amp;ab_channel=LatvianRadioChoir-Topic\"><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 255);\">All-Night Vigil<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span>&rsquo;<strong>:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"280\" height=\"155\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/V70iezyXHZE?si=5jK5W33k5iJGoMWp\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">Metropolitan Ilarion observed, &ldquo;He was not just a believer but was deeply rooted in the Orthodox Church. The beauty and profound poetry of Orthodox worship always drew him.&rdquo; Tchaikovsky once said, &ldquo;My love for Orthodoxy is tied directly to my deep affection for the Russian spirit.&rdquo;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 255);\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">A legacy beyond time<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"280\" height=\"155\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xtLoaMfinbU?si=Xfn_CMlwzOiHtZYA\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">Tchaikovsky died at age 53 during a cholera outbreak in St. Petersburg. It shocked the nation. The emperor placed the Imperial Theaters in charge of his funeral and paid the expenses himself. The requiem Mass at Kazan Cathedral was so crowded that many mourners couldn&rsquo;t even get inside.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">Tchaikovsky&rsquo;s life shows that it&rsquo;s never too late to follow your true calling, that the path to greatness is rarely smooth, and that passion and hardship often go hand in hand with genius. His body of work &ndash; blending Western European influences with the soul of Russian Orthodox culture &ndash; created masterpieces that still captivate audiences worldwide.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">Today, ballets like &lsquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=utOGq2Vtr1M\"><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 255);\">The Nutcracker<\/span><\/a>&rsquo;, &lsquo;Swan Lake&rsquo;, and &lsquo;Sleeping Beauty&rsquo; are staples of every major opera house. Immune to politics or sanctions, these timeless classics stir emotions ranging from bittersweet nostalgia to warmth and inspiration.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">So, when you hear the &lsquo;Waltz of the Flowers&rsquo; from &lsquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Zp1aDnVySf8&amp;t=100s&amp;ab_channel=Concertgebouworkest\"><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 255);\">The Nutcracker<\/span><\/a>&rsquo; when you are drifting through your town&#8217;s streets on Christmas Eve, remember the brilliant Russian composer who gave the world such beauties: P. I. T.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"280\" height=\"155\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Zp1aDnVySf8?si=BTjbOLrP3BG9agc4\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 255);\"><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">Maxim Semenov<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pjtr IljichTchaikovsky Thanks to &lsquo;The Nutcracker&rsquo;, Tchaikovsky gifted the world some of its most beloved Christmas melodies. His &lsquo;Swan Lake&rsquo; became an unexpected symbol of the August-1991 Coup attempt that signaled the Soviet Union&rsquo;s collapse. 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