It is believed that Peter Ilytch Tchaikovsky committed suicide at the request of a “court of honor,” made up of his classmates, to avoid embarrassment to the Russian government if it became known that Russia’s most popular composer was a homosexual.
It is believed that Peter Ilytch Tchaikovsky committed suicide at the request of a “court of honor,” made up of his classmates, to avoid embarrassment to the Russian government if it became known that Russia’s most popular composer was a homosexual.