{"id":4251,"date":"2025-07-29T11:50:31","date_gmt":"2025-07-29T09:50:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.russiansagainstthewar.se\/?page_id=4251"},"modified":"2025-08-02T10:36:24","modified_gmt":"2025-08-02T08:36:24","slug":"black-swan","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.russiansagainstthewar.se\/sv\/black-swan\/","title":{"rendered":"Black Swan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A \u201cBlack Swan\u201d is an event that initially seems rare and unpredictable, but in hindsight often appears logical\u2014even inevitable. Many of the world\u2019s most important scientific breakthroughs, cultural milestones, and historical and political upheavals are Black Swan events: unexpected at first, yet transformative in retrospect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Today, it might seem that Putin\u2019s Russia is eternal. But we <\/strong><strong>know: a regime built on corruption, propaganda, and<\/strong> <strong>violence cannot last forever. Sooner or later, a Black Swan <\/strong><strong>will arrive\u2014an unforeseen event that will trigger the<\/strong> <strong>unraveling of this empire of evil. We don\u2019t know what it will <\/strong><strong>be, but we believe: it will come.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In Russia today, being LGBTQ+ is labeled as extremism. It means silence. Fear. Hiding. We are a cell of Russian society living in Stockholm, and we marched at Pride for those who cannot speak out. You can support LGBTQ people persecuted under this political regime by making a donation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"781\" height=\"945\" src=\"https:\/\/www.russiansagainstthewar.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/QR.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4257\" style=\"width:840px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.russiansagainstthewar.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/QR.png 781w, https:\/\/www.russiansagainstthewar.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/QR-248x300.png 248w, https:\/\/www.russiansagainstthewar.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/QR-768x929.png 768w, https:\/\/www.russiansagainstthewar.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/QR-10x12.png 10w, https:\/\/www.russiansagainstthewar.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/QR-355x430.png 355w, https:\/\/www.russiansagainstthewar.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/QR-211x255.png 211w, https:\/\/www.russiansagainstthewar.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/QR-74x90.png 74w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 781px) 100vw, 781px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Recipient: <code>123-695 32 36<\/code><br>Message: <code>LGBTQ+ donation<\/code><br>Or click <a href=\"swish:\/\/payment?data=%7B%22version%22:1,%22payee%22:%7B%22value%22:%221236953236%22,%22editable%22:true%7D,%22amount%22:%7B%22value%22:%22100%22,%22editable%22:true%7D,%22message%22:%7B%22value%22:%22LGBTQ+%20donation%22,%22editable%22:true%7D%7D\" title=\"\">THIS<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-x-large-font-size\"><strong>Why do we speak of \u201cSwan Lake\u201d?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"341\" src=\"https:\/\/www.russiansagainstthewar.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/swan-lake-original-1024x341.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4259\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.russiansagainstthewar.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/swan-lake-original-1024x341.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.russiansagainstthewar.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/swan-lake-original-300x100.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.russiansagainstthewar.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/swan-lake-original-768x256.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.russiansagainstthewar.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/swan-lake-original-1536x512.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.russiansagainstthewar.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/swan-lake-original-18x6.jpg 18w, https:\/\/www.russiansagainstthewar.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/swan-lake-original-850x283.jpg 850w, https:\/\/www.russiansagainstthewar.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/swan-lake-original-360x120.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.russiansagainstthewar.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/swan-lake-original-140x47.jpg 140w, https:\/\/www.russiansagainstthewar.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/swan-lake-original.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On August 19, 1991, Soviet citizens woke up and turned on their TVs as usual\u2014only to find Tchaikovsky\u2019s Swan Lake playing on every channel. People instantly understood: something was wrong.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When Soviet leaders died\u2014Brezhnev, Andropov, Chernenko\u2014 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<br>before the USSR dissolved.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Since then, <strong>Swan Lake has become a symbol of political upheaval in Russia. So powerful, in fact, that today\u2019s Kremlin reportedly fears even the mention of it\u2014because they know: when the music changes, something is about to end.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/www.russiansagainstthewar.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/noise.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4261\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.russiansagainstthewar.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/noise.png 1000w, https:\/\/www.russiansagainstthewar.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/noise-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.russiansagainstthewar.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/noise-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.russiansagainstthewar.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/noise-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/www.russiansagainstthewar.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/noise-12x12.png 12w, https:\/\/www.russiansagainstthewar.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/noise-430x430.png 430w, https:\/\/www.russiansagainstthewar.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/noise-255x255.png 255w, https:\/\/www.russiansagainstthewar.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/noise-90x90.png 90w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Russian anti-war musician Noize MC wrote a song to the music of Tchaikovsky, with lyrics saying: &#8220;Let the old man tremble in fear for his precious Lake Get off the screen, Solovyov (russian propogandist) \u2014 let the swans take the stage.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Noize MC \u2014 \u041a\u043e\u043e\u043f\u0435\u0440\u0430\u0442\u0438\u0432 \u00ab\u200e\u041b\u0435\u0431\u0435\u0434\u0438\u043d\u043e\u0435 \u043e\u0437\u0435\u0440\u043e\u00bb\u200e\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/R0jkgXrXk44?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky \u2014 the composer of Swan <\/strong><strong>Lake \u2014 was a gay man<\/strong>, though this aspect of his identity was later erased and suppressed by Soviet authorities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"795\" src=\"https:\/\/www.russiansagainstthewar.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_7250-1024x795.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4263\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.russiansagainstthewar.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_7250-1024x795.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.russiansagainstthewar.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_7250-300x233.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.russiansagainstthewar.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_7250-768x596.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.russiansagainstthewar.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_7250-15x12.jpg 15w, https:\/\/www.russiansagainstthewar.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_7250-554x430.jpg 554w, https:\/\/www.russiansagainstthewar.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_7250-328x255.jpg 328w, https:\/\/www.russiansagainstthewar.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_7250-116x90.jpg 116w, https:\/\/www.russiansagainstthewar.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_7250.jpg 1279w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A \u201cBlack Swan\u201d is an event that initially seems rare and unpredictable, but in hindsight often appears logical\u2014even inevitable. 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