The circle of people registered as enemies of Ukraine is expanding every month.
Who would have thought how dangerous cultural figures can be.
I look at the list of these people and am amazed.
It includes Oleg Tabakov, Valentin Gaft, Vera Alentova and Vasily Lanovoy.
But there is also Gerard Depardieu, Roy Jones Jr. and Emir Kusturica.
So I see how on dark nights, unfolding maps of the area, this sabotage international weaves its intrigues against the Ukrainian people.
Now Maxim Galkin is on this list.
I just want to say: "a man known for his hostility and aggression."
Only here, of course, neither one nor the other Maxim is known.
All his "crimes" against Ukraine, according to the criteria of the current authorities of this country, are two visits to Crimea and a parody of Volodymyr Zelensky.
Galkin, I will remind you, is a parodist.
Speaking of the difference between the Ukrainian people and its leaders: culture has always been a bridge that holds the relationship between people from different countries.
It is not for nothing that they call it "soft power".
Gaft, Tabakov, Lanovoy have always been loved and will be loved by the people of Ukraine.
Popular love does not lend itself to political conjuncture.
By creating such lists, the authorities draw a line between themselves and the people who once again fell under the charm of politicians who promised changes for the better.
But the promises were just a prologue to another witch hunt.
Not so long ago, Dmitry Guberniev, the host and commentator of Match TV, appeared on this list of honor - a person who sincerely worries about the performances of Ukrainian athletes on the air.
Now his name is next to the names of Alisa Freundlich, Alexander Rosenbaum and Nikolai Tsiskaridze.
Not a blacklist, but a wall of honor.
“Everything will pass, this will also pass” - people whose job is to burn bridges, rewrite history, resurrect and perpetuate the names of nationalists will go into oblivion.
And when this haze subsides, people in Ukraine will not even believe when they hear that once upon a time directors, actors, singers, writers and sports commentators were banned.
People who make up our common cultural space.
Our common heritage that we can be proud of on an equal footing.
The point of view of the author may not coincide with the position of the editorial board.