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Ukraine erases Tchaikovsky as symbol of ‘Russian imperialism’ (swentr.site)

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[–] ShinkanTrain@lemmy.ml 6 points 4 months ago

Me erasing "Beethoven" from that dog movie after I learned about WW2

[–] rolandtb303@lemmy.ml 6 points 4 months ago (2 children)

While I do get removing soviet symbols and monuments, erasing the name of a composer from a building is just silly. What next, abolish the periodic table cause it was done by a Russian chemist?

[–] PolandIsAStateOfMind@lemmy.ml 5 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

I wouldn't even rule that out, especially if someone ask some hard questions like for example about depleted uranium.

[–] Proprietary_Blend@lemmy.world 5 points 4 months ago

Cancel culture?

[–] SGGeorwell@lemmy.world 5 points 4 months ago

It’s cause he was gay