In the past, every time Russia tried to love, he always destroyed instead. But he's different now. Abandoned by the nation he loves after the fall of the Soviet Union, Russia can only wait for someone to realize that he's changed, that he's not the ruthless monster he once was.

"Lithuania, are we...are we going to be okay?" Latvia wrung his hands, forcing himself to ignore the Russian lying on the floor. / When a nuclear bomb explodes over Leningrad, Russia and the Baltics must stay in a fallout shelter to survive.

All the Hetalia countries have been invited to play their instruments in a concert for Hetalia Day. That is, if they can get through the first rehearsal! Strings break, nations fight, and overall hilarity ensues.