Back to eastern Europe:

It was the 150th anniversary of Chopin's birth, and the USSR built an appropriate monument. Of course, the Polish ambassador was invited to the dedication. A drape was lifted off, revealing a statue of a seated man with a pointy beard. "But" -- expostulated the ambassador -- "this is not Chopin!" "Of course not!" huffed the Russian sitting next to him, "This is Lenin *listening* to Chopin."