The policy in Lithuania of “mental quarantine” against Russia is questioned after minister admitted to actually liking Tchaikovsky Lithuanians are missing the world-famous Russian ballet masterpiece ‘The Nutcracker’ by composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky as politicians continue to butt heads over whether its informal ban in the Baltic State should stay in place as Christmas draws closer, the New York Times reported on Sunday. The iconic 1892 ballet telling a Christmas fairy tale was removed from