Whatever happened to the "Little Russian?"
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Symphony_No._2_(Tchaikovsky)
Because Tchaikovsky used three Ukrainian folk songs to great effect in this symphony, it was nicknamed the "Little Russian" (Russian: Малороссийская, Malorossiyskaya) by Nikolay Kashkin, a friend of the composer as well as a well-known musical critic in Moscow. Ukraine was at that time frequently called "Little Russia". In April 2022, it was proposed by The Guardian that the sub-title "Little Russian" should be replaced with "Ukrainian" to clarify the musical inspiration for this work.
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