The connection between Tchaikovsky's ballet Swan Lake and the collapse of the Soviet Union is a unique historical anecdote rooted in Soviet state-controlled television practices. A Signal of Turmoil: In the final decade of the USSR, looped recordings of the ballet were broadcast across all television channels during periods of political instability, such as after the deaths of Soviet leaders Leonid Brezhnev (1982), Yuri Andropov (1984), and Konstantin Chernenko (1985). ז The 1991 Coup: On August 19, 1991, a group of Communist hardliners attempted a coup against President Mikhail Gorbachev. As tanks rolled into Moscow, state television programming was interrupted and replaced by an endless loop of Swan Lake for three days. Public Understanding: Soviet citizens instantly understood the meaning of the broadcast without any official announcement: the appearance of the swans on screen was a clear sign that a major, unannounced political event was occurring. A Symbol of Collapse: The coup attempt ultimately failed, accelerating the dissolution of the Soviet Union, which was formally dissolved in December 1991. The ballet thus became an enduring symbol of state control and the eventual collapse of the Soviet empire. Today, the image of the ballet is often used as a political statement or a meme in Russia to hint at potential future political changes or instability

If you're on the 20:00 news brodcast in Israel you matter https://youtu.be/_LYT9Mm2taQ?si=-M1ycFzKEyOGI64_ (lots of Hebrew)

Here is a review of the Somali Land progress from the Israeli side. https://youtu.be/EpwZq9zSQC4?si=03DvZqGH24q4Fvl3

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