Evidence of this incredible legacy is everywhere. Per capita the concentration of musicians and artists in Azerbaijan, for example, is far above the international norm. Baku, for example, currently has 32 music schools for children alone. Half of them study piano. To be well educated means to be able to perform music.
Pianos are everywhere.
That may be an exaggeration, but probably not by much. Pianos were, and in some cases, still are, part of the marriage dowry. From a Westerner's point of view, pianos are found in the most unlikely of places. One other aspect of the Soviet legacy is the catharsis and emotional stability which music has provided the population during this difficult period. Experienced international relief workers often marvel that the crime rate is still relatively low in Azerbaijan, given the immense refugee problem.