The network had received a closure order after being described by the Russian telecommunications regulator as a television station that showed “prohibited” content, referring to its coverage of the invasion of Ukraine.
After the team left the studio, a broadcast of the ballet “Swan Lake” began. This dance interpretation of Tchaikovsky’s work refers to an event that occurred in August 1991, when the Soviet Union fell.
At that time, Russian television broadcast the presentation of the ballet on a loop, from August 19 until the early hours of the 22nd, instead of the riots that arose in the face of the collapse of the USSR. This is how this piece became the prelude to the end of the Soviet Union.
Meanwhile TVRain, the last independent media outlet operating in Russia, has shut down — here’s the last few minutes of its broadcast, poorly Google Translated. It then cut to Swan Lake, which has particular relevance: https://t.co/XXtUHroZkt pic.twitter.com/Iq7HSal7FW
— Timothy Burke (@bubbaprog)
March 3, 2022