was it one loud slap Delivered opposite the Kremlin, perhaps the only person in Russia who could afford it defiance movement without fear for it physical integrity. In a message posted on her Instagram account, seventy-year-old singer Alla Pugacheva, whom everyone knows Generations of Russian citizens And exUSSR, One of the world’s highest-grossing women files public lawsuit Ministry of Justice inclusion of his country in the list of foreign agents, similar legal category To be declared “enemy of the people” during the Soviet era. It was a gesture of solidarity with her comedian husband. Maxim GalkinStrongly criticizing Vladimir Putin and the invasion of Ukraine, whose name is newly added to the notorious unwanted list, this name was constantly created and expanded during the current Kremlin leader’s term to put an end to this situation. critical voices.
The content of the message was such unusual hardness opposite existing Russian authorities and against the attackneighbor country, That the Russian media limited to publishing only some excerpts, which no one dared to reproduce it in its entirety. “To the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation: I request to be included in the list of foreign agents of my beloved country, and I stand in solidarity with my husband, who wants his homeland to develop and lead a free life. Who wants to stop the deaths of our children for the sake of peace, freedom of the press and fictitious purposes? Three weeks later, the singer is in Russia.” She announced that she had left the country and settled in Israel with her husband.
“Pugacheva has outlived all the rulers (of the USSR and Russia) since then. Leonidas Brezhnev“Putin grew up with Pugachova’s songs, if the President of Russia is accepted as the tsar of the country, she is also a tsarina,” says Zoom Olga Partan, professor of language and language for EL PERIÓDICO of the Prensa Ibérica group. Russian studies at the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, Massachusetts. immunity won the appreciation of the famous artist before the dives When he returned to Russia to attend the funeral of his favorite designer, the attitude of any incumbent Russian authority was perfectly reflected. Valentin Yudashkin. Faces were seen there, neither more nor less. Dmitry Peskovpresidential spokesman, the man who speaks for the presidency every day Kremlin leader. And the Kremlin spokesman was unlikely to be rude or mean. Both spoke briefly, and even Peskov kiss artist’s hand as a sign respect.
A wave of separation
Pugacheva is no exception, proving the rule. Quite the opposite. The most prominent stars of pop, rock and rap, a popular musical genre in Russia, of great political importance and somewhat comparable to Russia protest song In Franco’s Spain – they packed their bags and left their own country behind, in any case harsh words to the current authorities to launch the invasion. They’re trying from the outside exceed arranging concerts for millions of Russian and ex-Soviet people fleeing the war, musical concentrations that turned into big events. They also agree to give their names and represent their art at philanthropic events to raise money for Ukrainian refugees.
“It’s a blow The regime’s cultural elite”, even “remains” legitimacy”, Partan values also permeate other sectors of the Culture, “such as actors or writers.” This professor hopes that the concert fever of the opposition singers for the diaspora will not diminish and will continue, so that these self-exiled artists will become the “pioneers of freedom” for Russia. Although more predictable, its maladaptive nature and previous political positionsThe march of the rock singer Zemfira Ramazanova also left an impossible void in the Russian Federation. As soon as the invasion began, the artist settled down in Paris presumed partner, actor, screenwriter, and director Renata Litvinova. And from France he composes and publishes songs that make strong arguments against the war: what streliayte (hit).
The lyrics of the song begin: “Don’t shoot! I’m just a timid whisper, just a quiet sigh before it stops.” The lyrics begin, before demanding that Russian citizens take to the streets to protest the occupation: “Don’t shoot, be quiet! I’m going to die in this devastated land.” Such positions for current Russian officials are today tantamount to treason, and in February of this year the name Zemfira was added to the list of foreign agents. At that time, the Ministry of Justice accused the artist that he “openly supports Ukraine and gives concerts in unfriendly countries.”
Zemfira’s sincere pacifism, originally from St. At the hands of Little Big, one of the most popular Russian musical pop groups from St. Petersburg, it turns into a provocative outburst against the occupation. With the start of the war, the representatives of Russia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2020, which never took place due to the pandemic, settled in Los Angeles, the advocates of the punk-rave style they defined themselves, and released a new song. A promotional video titled Generation Cancellation, filled with disturbing snapshots of a newscaster defecating and sending his poop through pipes into the viewers’ brains, is a strong defense against TV propaganda. federal channels this made it possible to legitimize the occupation before Russian citizens. Iliá Prusikin, the leader of the group, said: “We had to release the issue now, because we can’t keep quiet, because we feel pain and we had to bring it out, we wanted the whole world to know how we felt.” said. Office Journal’. .
Before the war, the rap genre was challenging the world. Russian establishmentSo much so that Russian cultural authorities had to spend time and tremendous effort to adopt it, with strategies such as buying some singers or seducing others through contract offers. Concerts of this musical genre in Russia were often held mass protest actions against the Kremlin.
It is therefore not surprising that rapper Oxxxymiron, the genre’s most famous Russian artist, took such a critical stance against the occupation. He is also the author of thoughtful anti-war arguments, classified as a “foreign agent” and fined ridiculous amounts for his income for lyrics describing Russia’s defeat in Ukraine. “The pro-war are actually against it; they believe it’s a special operation attacking military targets; in reality this isn’t a peace operation, it’s a war but an illusion. It’s where our parents lived,” he wrote on X (formerly Twitter) shortly after the war began. reflected the different perception created by the conflict among Russian citizens.