Uploaded January 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
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Soviet TV and Soviet movies are fondly remembered by many, even despite the propaganda. But there was one thing you truly didn't want to see on Soviet TV - the Swan Lake. This innocent ballet became a symbol of the fall of the USSR and the darkest days of the Soviet Union. And ironically, it's now again becoming relevant in Putin's Russia. Let's talk about how the USSR collapsed on Soviet TV and why the Swan Lake ballet was the worst thing you could see on Soviet television.
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Timestamps
00:00 Soviet TV was different
01:02 The creepiest thing on Soviet TV
02:02 The first Swan Lake incident
03:21 Why Swan Lake?
04:21 The cursed tradition continued
05:19 Fall of USSR & Swan lake
08:40 It's still relevant in Putin's Russia
11:38 Swan Lake as a protest
13:50 It's sad that it's still relevant today
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Soviet TV and Soviet movies are fondly remembered by many, even despite the propaganda. But there was one thing you truly didn't want to see on Soviet TV - the Swan Lake. This innocent ballet became a symbol of the fall of the USSR and the darkest days of the Soviet Union. And ironically, it's now again becoming relevant in Putin's Russia. Let's talk about how the USSR collapsed on Soviet TV and why the Swan Lake ballet was the worst thing you could see on Soviet television.
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My instagram: instagram.com/roman_nfkrz
Timestamps
00:00 Soviet TV was different
01:02 The creepiest thing on Soviet TV
02:02 The first Swan Lake incident
03:21 Why Swan Lake?
04:21 The cursed tradition continued
05:19 Fall of USSR & Swan lake
08:40 It's still relevant in Putin's Russia
11:38 Swan Lake as a protest
13:50 It's sad that it's still relevant today
