On May 14, russian violinist vadim repin will perform at the Sofia Philharmonic, Bulgaria. With this event, the kremlin is again promoting the narrative of “art beyond politics”, but in reality, it is a tool of russia’s soft power to normalize the aggressor in the European space.<\/p>\n
repin is not a neutral artist. After 2022, he has never publicly condemned russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Instead, he continued to perform with the kremlin state orchestra and received the title of people’s artist of russia. His projects are funded by the russian presidential fund for cultural Initiatives.<\/p>\n
The Bulgarian Union of Artists and Musicians is organizing a protest action, taking the position that putin’s violinist should not be given a platform while russia is killing Ukrainian artists and destroying theaters.<\/p>\n
The Mannheim Philharmonic, the Palm Beach Symphony Orchestra, and the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino festival in Florence have already refused to perform with repin due to his position. Through cultural events, russia is trying to weaken international isolation and use classical art as a cover to hide the true face of the terrorist regime.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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