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Swedish Folk Band Cancelled Because They Play A Russian Musical Instrument
by admin - 2022-04-14 08:03:58 ( in education, news) [php version]
A Swedish folk band was banned from performing at a benefit concert to support Ukraine because they play a Russian musical instrument, with outraged critics claiming the balalaika was as bad as displaying a Nazi swastika.... Read the rest here
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It cannot get much stupider than this. Is the Beatles' song "Back in the USSR" going to be banned, too? The word "balalaika" is mentioned, after all. - bill, 2022-04-14 08:03:58
It cannot get much stupider than this. Is the Beatles' song "Back in the USSR" going to be banned, too? The word "balalaika" is mentioned, after all. - bill, 2022-07-07 14:46:02
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