Time.news – In Russia, Alla Pugacheva, one of the great stars of Russian song, took to the streets publicly to denounce the conflict in Ukraine, adding that the death of the soldiers takes place “for illusory purposes that make the country a pariah and the life of our people. extremely difficult citizens. ” And the legendary Russian singer has asked to be included among the “foreign agents” for her criticism of her war.
Pugacheva represented Russia at Eurovision in 1997 ed is a hugely popular star in Russia. “I ask you to join the ranks of foreign agents of my beloved country,” she said in the appeal posted on Instagram. On Friday, the Ministry of Justice had included Pugacheva’s husband, TV presenter Maxim Galkin, in the list of foreign agents.
The announcement of Pugacheva’s solidarity with her husband and her criticisms of the war are significant because she belongs to the generation of President Vladimir Putin and is a singer loved by the elderly who tend to support the Kremlin.
The gesture of the singer, who in any case in the past had already criticized the war together with her husband, is a notable slap in the face from a ‘celebrity’ to the Russian authoritieswhich in recent years have stifled dissent with an iron fist.
Pugacheva defined Galkin – a well-known actor, accused of having received Ukrainian funding and who does not currently live in Russia – a “genuine and incorruptible patriot”, who “wants his homeland to prosper and live in peace” and who wishes to end “the deaths. of our children for illusory purposes “.