KAZKA at one festival with the Russians. As an anti -war speech in Budapest brings our victory closer
What is the essence of the scandal around the Ukrainian band KAZKA? When it turned out that our band would perform at the largest European music festival Sziget (from August 8 to August 15) in Hungary, and three Russian performers were declared in it, then the vocalist Alexander Zaritskaya and her team Ukrainian users of networks began to write in a sharp form, What you need to refuse to participate urgently.
As an example, the Eurovision-2022 winners were given to Kalush, who refused to come to the Montenegrin Fest of Sea Dance through Russian DJ Nina Kravitz, which was stated there. Have you lost many Kalush? I do not think the Montenegrin Fest is a local event. Sziget is another matter, it is a worldwide scale, there are leading American and English artists. Obviously, the role of politics plays: Hungary and Montenegro are ancient sympathizers of Russia.
However, the organizers of the Sziget still went to the Ukrainians towards: they gave the main stage (Russian artists set to perform on the auxiliary), allowed to fully deploy anti -Russian agitation or, I would notice, to carry out a large -scale anti -war perfhome Free Azov, Russia is a terrorist state. Together with the group, the composition "Crying" was sang by Ukrainian white children who are now in Hungary. It was a powerful performance. But the criticism of the group continues.
Here is how yesterday on Facebook commented on what is happening, the music director of the KAZKA project Andriy Urenov: "Sometimes you do, what you think is correct, and you do not go to people who write something like:" Of course! The grandmothers do not smell! Shame! "Because you realize that you still do not bring anything (two days on the road, without fee). We will not go. Because people started forgetting about us. " And I will express my opinion.
For each such issue, a separate decision must be made. Kalush refused to participate through the Russian Nina Kravitz in the local festival. In the end, they gained a rapid noise from their fans. Fine? So. But Europe is neither hot nor cold. The same Kravitz spoke on Sziget. I note that her speeches were abolished at many festivals in Europe - because of the harsh position of their countries regarding the aggression of the Russian Federation. So the process goes.
But for Hungary, you know the half -time of their position on Ukraine. However, the organizers gave the band KAZKA - in full anti -war format. And even from here it seems that it is our little victory. Because the war of Ukraine and Russia continues on the cultural front. It is also an important part of the work. Appearing in Budapest, along with world celebrities, such as slaughtering American rockers Kings of Leon and Arctic Monkeys are to bring the necessary messages to the event about this war.