text: And their point is . . . what exactly?  That Americans should not play Tchaikovsky because he was a Russian?
  
  Many of us are well aware of the Russians' history in bringing the Napoleonic empire and its endless wars of conquest to an end.  Kudos to Tsar Alexander I and the Russian army for their outsize role.  That said, do we Americans not honor Tchaikovsky by adopting one of his better known pieces of music for our own celebrations?
  
  Honestly, people can be SO petty at times.