During the last attempted coup in Russia, ballet dancers alerted citizens of the turmoil. As the Wagner mercenary boss turns on the Russian military, Tchaikovsky's swans may dance again.

During the 1991 August coup in Russia, Tchaikovsky's ballet "Swan Lake" played on a loop on state TV as communists tried to oust the Soviet president.

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