Poland declared undesirable persons Tchaikovsky, Shostakovich and Chekhov.
Who will get hurt?
Poland.
We are left with Chopin, Oginsky, Sienkiewicz, Lem.
With Anna Herman and Barbara Brylskaya, who have much more to do with Russian culture than Polish.
In Milan, an attempt was made to cancel Dostoevsky.
However, the local university quickly came to its senses.
Well, who doubted the level of adequacy of the Italians, which is atypical for the EU?
Orchestras, opera stages refuse to cooperate with Valery Gergiev, Anna Netrebko, and other famous musicians and performers from Russia.
“Betray your own, renounce your relatives, repent publicly” - for a long time, thank the Lord, this has not been heard in our country.
And how frighteningly often it sounds today in the West, where, under the endless blah-blah-blah about freedom and democracy, they managed to adopt the worst habits of early Bolshevism.
The Hermitage of Amsterdam no longer wants to work with the main Hermitage.
Who is considered a victim?
Amsterdam, of course.
Which of the Hermitages is genuine, I hope they haven't forgotten.
Shadow, know your place.
I have already spoken about the suspension of releases from Hollywood majors in the media.
This is our unique chance to saturate the domestic film industry not only with money, but also with meanings and values.
The main task is to revive cinema for children.
Stop arguing about what it should be called, children's or family.
Call it whatever you like, so long as our children have their own heroes and plots again.
Yes, film distributors will once again need operational support.
However, pandemic restrictions hit this business no less.
Today, the occupancy rate is recovering, the viewer is returning, the "Pushkinskaya Karta" has started working, so that the industry is facing a difficult but not fatal challenge.
In addition, it is quite obvious that state financing of film production (especially on an irrevocable basis, even more so 100%) is ineffective without the development of state theatrical film screening.
The state cinema network, in my opinion, should have a certain policy: special attention should be paid to national films, debut films, documentaries and animation films.
Plus subscriptions, thematic and educational programs, electives for schoolchildren.
Since February 24, deputies of the State Duma Committee on Culture have been expressing support in the media and social networks for the special operation of our armed forces to demilitarize and denazify Ukraine.
Just as unequivocal and repeatedly repeated is our assessment of pacifist, and even outright anti-Russian statements by individual cultural figures.
The last decades have formed a parallel cultural space in Russia.
It is from here, from a parallel world, that all these “shameful”, “myzamir”, collective letters (also a deeply Soviet genre) with a long list of unknown surnames mostly fly.
Art managers, designers, critics, directors of micro-festivals, winners of micro awards... Directors, authors, directors... And a few widely publicized faces: it would be worth paying extra for the pleasure of not seeing them again on television and on the big screen.
“We are for peace” is something bad, they ask.
Can you imagine that calls to establish peace as soon as possible at any cost were heard from cultural figures during the years of the Great Patriotic War?
Do you think it was a pleasure for Konstantin Simonov to wander around the fronts?
Ilya Ehrenburg was bloodthirsty by nature and therefore wrote "Kill!"?
Did Claudia Shulzhenko dream of singing on the ice and getting to the concert venue under fire?
Leonid Utyosov did not know where to spend the money given to them for the construction of two fighters? ..
They were all normal people.
Nobody wanted war.
But then there was no other way to a reliable world.
There is none even now.
"Vsemzamir" should be borne in mind that a dove with an olive branch in its beak does not serve as a safe-conduct.
And the beautiful-hearted fantasies about a marvelous new way of life, in which “issues are resolved differently”, it's time to shove it in a purse.
Modernity is not as advanced as it is painted on queer resources.
The dove clicks its beak in confusion, but even direct betrayal does not save from anything.
Just yesterday, on Facebook, which was still working, I happened to read the correspondence between a young pianist and the organizers of one of the international festivals.
First, the most kind: "Dear sir ... Due to the circumstances, we are withdrawing participants from Russia from the competition ... We wish you a successful career."
And in response (again, in English) - plaintively: “What do I have to do with it ?!
Being Russian doesn't mean…”
To be Russian still means.
And the boy’s career will develop, there is no doubt.
With such inclinations, it will go far.
The nuance is that there is no joy from his career either in former times or in present-day fellow citizens.
The cultural field of the country will change in the near future, as it has changed after 2014.
No, not as a result of mass layoffs, "repressions" and other scarecrows.
It's just that the wind of history blows away the superfluous, refreshes the atmosphere, changes the landscape.
The criterion of success and viability in culture is not only (and not so much) awards and prizes in international competitions.
Criterion number one - people's love.
One should not think that this love is available to a comedian, but ordered to a classical musician.
We know and remember that things are different.
True, for this understanding listeners, grateful spectators, subtle connoisseurs must be raised.
Educate from childhood.
Stop stuffing people with on-screen vulgarity.
But we will talk about this separately when peace comes.
When we conquer it.
The point of view of the author may not coincide with the position of the editors.