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Written on the day the Tsar was banned

Even cats have been "sanctioned";

Even Swan Lake was removed from the shelves on a large scale by European theaters;

Russian conductor Gergiev, soprano Anna. Netrebuko's banning was not unexpected.

Valery. Gergiev,

Artistic Director of the Mariinsky Theatre in St. Petersburg.

One of the greatest conductors of our day is known as the "Tsar of Command".

To this day, he is the Principal Conductor of the Munich Philharmonic Orchestra in Germany...

Written on the day the Tsar was banned

anna. Netrebuko is a diva soprano.

Today, her contracts for performances at the Bavarian Opera and the Zurich Opera were cancelled...

Written on the day the Tsar was banned

More than just art

Sport has also been reduced to the sacrifice of political correctness

It was as if everything had a Russian imprint

All have become taboo

A hunt for a specific ethnic group

What a familiar scene

To this day, we may never dare to say it again

"Art without borders"

But

Whether there are borders or not,

Whether or not it must be subject to political correctness,

Art, first of all, is the crystallization of civilization;

It is the evidence of our humanity that still exists;

It is a light that illuminates this ugly world,

It is to let us even in difficult times,

I am still willing to believe in the light of truth, goodness and beauty...

Written on the day the Tsar was banned

On this ridiculous day, perhaps

Former Soviet ballet superstar Natasha should be revisited. A passage from Makarova

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