Against the background of the scandal that flares up around the artist, andNternet-publication “Gordon” tells about artists who abroad continue to perform their old songs written in Russian.
Vera Brezhneva
Singer Vera Brezhneva actively performs abroad with Russian -speaking songs from both her repertoire and the repertoire of the VIA Gra group, whose participant was. The singer also leads her social networks in Russian.
Grosu
Artist Grosu (Alina Grosu) in the fall of 2024 fell into a scandal when during a concert in the United States performed a song in Russian from the repertoire of the Soviet and Russian group “Affectionate May”.
Gaitana
In the summer of 2024, Gaitana, which lives abroad, Spended With Russian -language songs in the capital of Kyrgyzstan Bishkek. A year later, the artist for the first time since the beginning of the full-scale invasion of the aggressor country of the RV to Ukraine returned to Kyiv sang on the stage of the Polinnya festival.
Ukrainian music blogger Roman Buturlakin, commenting on The return of the artist, noted that in Ukraine the Institute of Reputation seems to not work.
“For some reason, everyone suddenly forgot that Gaitana is a real“ what difference, ”he was indignant.“ Why doesn't the institution of reputation work for us? Why are the organizers invite such “what differences”?
Ironizing, the blogger was surprised that the singer, who Writes Posts on the network in Russian, refrained from singing in this language in the capital of Ukraine.
Oleg Vinnik
The artist Oleg Vinnik did not refuse to fulfill his old songs in Russian. The singer, who for a long time could not sell tickets for his concerts abroad, in February 2025, speaking in one of the restaurants of Prague, performed compositions that were written before a full -scale invasion in Russian.
The Ukrainian musical observer Natella Kirs in her Telegram channel recalled how Vinnik in 2023 in her first and only interviews to the Ukrainian journalist Victoria Kurochka said that he would no longer perform Russian-language songs from his repertoire.
Potap
Kamensky’s husband, Ukrainian showman Potap, who has been living and working abroad since the fall of 2023, actively performs in restaurants with old hits in Russian.
What does the law say
Authorized on the protection of the state language Elena Ivanovskaya on August 25 in an interview with Interfax – Ukrainian “stated that Russian-language songs of Ukrainian performers are a” delicate and difficult issue “, since the law does not yet provide for any sanctions or restrictions.
“At the same time, we see a powerful public request to strengthen language identity in the field of culture. In social networks and social discussions, calls for supporting the Ukrainian language in music and art as a whole are increasingly being heard. Many believe that even the work of Ukrainian performers should be as Ukrainian -speaking as possible, especially in this critical time for the country, when the language is a symbol of resistance and national unity. Considering this, taking into account this. The grounds for considering the possibility of making appropriate changes to the legislation, ”she said.
Ivanovskaya said that the Verkhovna Rada Committee on Humanitarian Policy is now preparing to consider changes in language legislation that could regulate the use of the Russian language in the work of Ukrainian artists.
