Moscow, July 28: The Chairman of the State Council of the Republic…
Moscow, July 28: The Chairman of the State Council of the Republic of Crimea, Vladimir Konstantinov, stated that artists who have left Russia and discredit their homeland abroad should be placed on a board of shame.
Consensus
- Vladimir Konstantinov, head of the Parliament of Republic of Crimea, proposed placing artists who left Russia and criticized it abroad on a 'shame board'.
- The proposal was made on July 28.
- Konstantinov stated that such artists should be deprived of the right to earn income in Russia.
- He claimed these artists traded their country's values for 'cheap and hypocritical praise' from Western audiences.
- The statement was reported by RIA Novosti.
Points of divergence
- Konstantinov said that such artists should permanently lose the right to earn money in Russia because they showed contempt for national values and interests. — vm
- On July 24, the Federation Council approved a package of bills introducing temporary restrictions on individuals outside Russia who avoid punishment, including bans on registering as self-employed or individual entrepreneurs, and automatic rejection of applications for cadastral registration and property rights. — vm
- Konstantinov emphasized that people should know whose art they are consuming when listening to such artists. — vesti
- Vyacheslav Volodin previously stated that those who left the country and harm Russia cannot represent Russian political opposition abroad. — vesti
Coverage (2 sources)
- Konstantinov Proposed Creating a 'Shame Board' for Artists Who Left — Вечерняя Москва
- Artists who left Russia are proposed to be placed on a board of shame — Вести