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The Column: Is the UK-Russia Year of Culture 2014 Under Threat Now?
What usually happens when the UK wants to express its annoyance with a state too big to rattle any sabres at (quite often Russia)? The spat will play out in the safe but very public arena of the arts. From Cherkassky to Lisitsa, Milstein to the Oistrakhs, Blumenfield to Karabits, Let Us Remember Ukraine's Rich Musical Heritage
With the world gaping at Russia's apparent preparations to wage war on Ukraine (this being a fast-moving situation, war may be upon them by the time you read this)--those people not busier gaping at the Academy Awards winners, of course--it seems an apt time to remember quite how rich the musical traditions of Ukraine are.
