Protest on the Maidan: students of the conservatory demand to remove Tchaikovsky from the title. VIDEO
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On Thursday, March 16, participants of a peaceful protest gathered under the building of the National Music Academy of Ukraine on Maidan Nezalezhnosti in Kyiv. They demand to finally rename the educational institution, removing the name of the Russian Pyotr Tchaikovsky. Natalka Pysanka, music columnist of UP.Kultura, reported this from the scene. The action of dissent was announced on social networks the day before. In addition to renaming the academy, the organizers want to achieve the dismantling of symbols of Russia from the walls and the return of teachers who previously resigned due to disagreement with the actions of the administration. The participants of the action came to the conservatory with posters: “Shame”, “How much more?”, “No Russian culture”, “Go away with the seagull”, “It’s a shame that we still have to prove something”. Under the conservatory, they demand to remove “traces” of Russia in the educational institution. Photo: Natalka Pysanka Those who gathered to demand the renaming of the music academy, mostly students of this educational institution, also held an impromptu concert. It began with the performance of the national anthem of Ukraine to the accompaniment of two violinists. Then they played “Oh in the meadow red viburnum”, “Ukraine Ukraine” and other songs. Students and teachers of the Kyiv Music Academy protest against the management, which does not remove Tchaikovsky from the name of the institution. Video of Natalka Pysanka, a music reviewer of UP.Culture. #кризавконсерваторий #консерватория pic.twitter.com/hhAm9A72JX — UP.Zhyttya (@UPZhyttya) March 16, 2023 About a hundred people gathered – before the action, the organizers asked that there be no large gatherings. Among the crowd of protesters are also two of the teachers who previously resigned from the academy – Alla Zagaykevych and Olena Korchova. The administration of the National Music Academy of Ukraine did not react to the peaceful action and did not reach out to its participants. Read more about the protest action and the events surrounding the scandalous renaming of the capital’s conservatory later in our report today. Read also: Chas “Ch” for the Tchaikovsky Conservatory. What is wrong with her and why is the problem not only in the name
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