At the risk of being branded a traitor, Alla Pugacheva used her famous voice over the weekend to question the seven-month war, becoming the most prominent Russian celebrity to do so.
A Russian megastar’s criticism of the war in Ukraine has set off intense reactions on social media, raising the question of whether the singer’s disapproving Instagram post might mark a turning point in Russian public opinion.
At 73, Pugacheva is as widely admired as when she burst onto Russia’s pop scene nearly half a century ago. Older Russians who grew up listening to her music form Putin’s core base and have remained largely silent about the war. While some Russian public figures, including politicians, singers, actors and writers, have spoken out against the invasion of Ukraine despite thePeople’s Artist of the USSR
The deputy chairman of Russia’s legislature, Pyotr Tolstoy, said Pugacheva “has lost touch with reality so much and is in solidarity with those who today wish Russia’s defeat.” Veteran Russian opposition activist Lev Shlosberg said the scale of the responses showed that Pugacheva’s comments touched a nerve in Russian society.,” Meduza quoted Shlosberg as saying.
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