... early October 1876 in Moscow for a charity concert in aid of victims of the war between Serbia and Turkey. Contextualizing, in June of that year, Serbia and the Ottoman Empire were engaged in the Serbo-Turkish War. Russia openly supported Serbia. It is remarkable the fact that Tchaikovsky was Russian. This may sound obvious but, despite he was not an avowed musical nationalist, his nationality ... is crucial to understand why he sympathized with the Slavs civilizations and what kind of feelings arouse during the Serb-Turkish War. In ... both terror and dread took hold of the Slaves and...

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... normal life. I am usually the one who sits back and who likes to observe. Walking into a venue,though, is exciting, and I feel the need to go and talk to everyone. After much anticipation, Taproot finally came on the stage. The energy that had died down for half an hour, was instantly refueled at the sound of the guitar. I became one with the crowd, as we formed circles and just danced. Then, my ... friends lifted me up and placed me on top of the world. As I was floating above the crowd, everyone was touching me to maneuver my body ... around them. I could just feel the energy through...

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