Deputy and singer Maidanov called for a ban on performances by foreign agents

Artists and musicians recognized as foreign agents in Russia should be banned from performing, says Denis Maidanov, the first deputy chairman of the State Duma Committee on Culture. He called on fellow citizens to “fight on the home front and help the state.”

During a speech at the Community forum, Mr. Maidanov said that those recognized as foreign agents should be “completely disconnected from the Russian information field.” He argues that we must “finally call good good, black – black, white – white.”

“That is, there should be removal from all platforms of him (an artist recognized as a foreign agent.— “b”) content, a ban on visiting radio stations, TV channels, mentioning even in the media and any reproduction of content, ”the singer suggested.

He believes that the military operation in Ukraine “not only set off the geopolitical process between the countries”, but also “the hands of the people of Russia were untied.” Denis Maidanov claims that the society was “very liberal, very heavily populated by Western currents, aspects, directions, NGOs.”

In September, a foreign agent recognized Maxim Galkin, who criticized Russia’s actions in Ukraine. His wife Alla Pugacheva supported her husband and asked give her the same status. They are both left From Russia. In early October, the list of foreign agents made rapper Oksimiron (Miron Fedorov).

Laura Keffer