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Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky was born in Votkinsk, May 7 1840. When he was a little boy he never played out in the streets of Votkinsk like the other little childr
by EGreg 6mo ago
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky was born in Votkinsk, May 7 1840.
When he was a little boy he never played out in the streets of Votkinsk like the other little children of Votkinsk, because when Tchaikovsky was one month old, his parents moved to St. Petersburg.
— Victor Borge
- _doctor_love 6mo agoPut up in a place where it is easy to see the cryptic admonishment T.T.T ¨ When you feel how depressingly slowly you climb it's well to remember that Things Take Time -- Piet Hein
- mjcohen 6mo agoAs Victor said, his parents were very upset when they came home and found him in front of a roaring fire, because they did not have a fireplace.