Putin orders launch of rival Eurovision Song Contest

Putin relaunches Soviet-era Intervision song contest amid Eurovision ban
Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree on Feb. 3 ordering the revival of the Intervision song contest, the Soviet Union's equivalent to Eurovision. The Eurovision Song Contest banned Russia from participation in 2022 following the full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
Putin orders launch of rival Eurovision song contest after humiliating ban
Russia's love affair with Eurovision reached a peak in 2008, when the singer Dima Bilan was crowned the winner of the competition.
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Back in the USSR: Putin revives Soviet-era 'Eurovision' with new allies
Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered a revival of the Soviet answer to the Eurovision Song Contest in an effort to counter what he says is the decadence of modern Western culture.
Putin launching 'anti-woke' and 'macho' Eurovision after ban to revive Soviet-era contest
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How Folk Music Defeated the Soviet Union
In one of the most remarkable non-violent revolutions in history, the people of Estonia used music as their greatest weapon. For decades under Soviet rule, Estonians gathered to sing folk songs that ...
Putin launches ‘macho’ Eurovision rival
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Seven Soviet Songs
A portrait film of the Soviet popular music Popular performers and composers talk about their work The film includes both on the screen and behind it the songs A Song Is Going in a Circle A ...