A “Black Swan” is an event that initially seems rare and unpredictable, but in hindsight often appears logical—even inevitable. Many of the world’s most important scientific breakthroughs, cultural milestones, and historical and political upheavals are Black Swan events: unexpected at first, yet transformative in retrospect.
Examples include the invention of the Internet, World War I, the collapse of the Soviet Union, the 9/11 attacks, and the global financial crisis.
Today, it might seem that Putin’s Russia is eternal. But we know: a regime built on corruption, propaganda, and violence cannot last forever. Sooner or later, a Black Swan will arrive—an unforeseen event that will trigger the unraveling of this empire of evil. We don’t know what it will be, but we believe: it will come.
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Why do we speak of “Swan Lake”?
On August 19, 1991, Soviet citizens woke up and turned on their TVs as usual—only to find Tchaikovsky’s Swan Lake playing on every channel. People instantly understood: something was wrong.
When Soviet leaders died—Brezhnev, Andropov, Chernenko— state television replaced programming with this very ballet, running it around the clock. In 1991, it aired nonstop for three days. That was the August Coup, a failed attempt at a government takeover that became one of the final chapters
before the USSR dissolved.
Since then, Swan Lake has become a symbol of political upheaval in Russia. So powerful, in fact, that today’s Kremlin reportedly fears even the mention of it—because they know: when the music changes, something is about to end.
The Russian anti-war musician Noize MC wrote a song to the music of Tchaikovsky, with lyrics saying: “Let the old man tremble in fear for his precious Lake Get off the screen, Solovyov (russian propogandist) — let the swans take the stage.”
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky — the composer of Swan Lake — was a gay man, though this aspect of his identity was later erased and suppressed by Soviet authorities.
