Subject: The Kremlin, Putin, and Pakhmutova-Patrushev This letter addresses the recent alteration of Putin’s speech by The Kremlin, specifically the removal of the section concerning Pakhmutova-Patrushev. As you may recall, during last year’s award ceremony on Friday, Putin experienced difficulty articulating the composer’s name. Initially, he misidentified her as “Alexandra Nikolaevich Patrusheva” before eventually correcting himself to “Pakhmuta.” You can observe both the live broadcast and the edited version in the video clips provided.