Tchaikovsky's Swan Lake, in a Soviet-era signal of political turmoil in the country.Radio station Ekho Moskvy was also taken off the air
They have quickly pounced on outlets that have described Russia's attack as an "invasion" or "war", or carried statements from the Ukrainian side. Leonid Petrov, a visiting fellow at the Australian National University's School of Culture, History and Language, said Swan Lake had also been used historically in Soviet-era radio and television broadcasts during the 1980s to signify events such as the death of leaders, before there was any official news.In previous times the ballet, along with other works, was played on repeat for days.
"They had the very tough choice: either to tell lies which Putin wants them to tell ... or to die," he said. "Ekho Moskvy managed to cover the news and dramatic events of the 1991 coup in the Soviet Union," Dr Petrov said.
If the Russian people are against this war, then they need to stand against the demented dictator they 'supposedly' just voted in for life. Make Putin fight on the home front!
'independent media forced to close' How independent was it? and independent from whom? UK and Germany closed Russian media why can't Russia close their media?