The Kyiv Independent on MSN
By reviving Soviet-era music contest, Russia flaunts its defiance of Western isolation
Opening the 2025 Intervision Song Contest in Moscow, Russian President Vladimir Putin framed the event as a celebration of unity through music. But the spectacle carried another message: Russia is ...
The Atlantic on MSN
Moscow Can’t Stop the Music
On a recent summer night, hundreds of young Russians assembled on St. Petersburg’s main street to hear songs that the ...
Banished from Eurovision, Russia will launch the final of its own international song contest at President Vladimir Putin’s behest on Saturday, with a Soviet-era name and acts intended to promote ...
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