Maly Drama Theater – St. The doors of the European Theater in St. Petersburg were sealed on the evening of May 5. It has been reported fontanka citing the words of eyewitnesses.
It was noted that the theater was closed until 12 May. The reason is unknown. The piece of paper attached to the door sealing the door has Rospotrebnadzor’s signature.
MDT itself did not comment on this.
Fontanka underlines that there is a check on the cultural institution based on her sources. But neither their goals nor their organizers are known.
April 22 MDT announced about the postponement of the second performance to May with actor Danila Kozlovsky – “Deception and Love”. Prior to that, the theater moved Hamlet with Kozlovsky in the lead role from April 20 and 21 to May 21 and 22. The reasons for the postponement of the demonstrations are unknown.
On April 10, State Duma deputy Dmitry Gusev asked the Minister of Culture Olga Lyubimova to consider the possibility of canceling Kozlovsky’s speeches in Russia, due to his statements about Russia’s special operations in Ukraine.
Also, the head of the Federal Security and Anti-Corruption Project, Vitaly Borodin, asked the Moscow prosecutor’s office to check Kozlovsky under the article on discrediting the RF Armed Forces. Soon after, Danila Kozlovsky filed a lawsuit against the activist Borodin for the protection of honor and dignity.