Directed by Karen Shakhnazarov . File photoMOSCOW, April 18The current difficult time, when Russian cultural figures are not accepted abroad, may become a period of return to itself and the development of Russian culture, and international cooperation will be restored, director Karen Shakhnazarov said at a creative meeting at the Central House of Writers. 30 years have lost their national identity. I think these are big problems. Maybe this period is a return to oneself. I think yes, we need to use this, because, frankly, what I have been observing for the last 30 years — Russia is less and less reminiscent of Russia, but something is not clear what, therefore, it seems to me that this, on the contrary, is a very good time for the development of culture,» Shakhnazarov said. jpg» />The US is furious: the world does not listen and looks at Russia He explained that the surge of Soviet culture was in the 20s-40s, when it was in complete isolation, and «remember what writers were, crazy, incredible.» According to him, you should not worry about the cancellation of performances by Russian cultural figures abroad. «This does not scare me. But I think that this is all a difficult time. And when was it simple? In my memory, life has already passed, and all sorts of times, so I think that this period will pass, and still the world will interact, nothing can be done about it. Therefore, I take it easy. And I think one should not be afraid,» Shakhnazarov explained.
An American producer told why Russians are forced to apologize in the USAAt the same time, he shared that now all cultural figures need to be sincere and speak out in accordance with their views. «I think that an artist should express himself in accordance with his views, that is, the way he feels, what he feels. Ultimately, it is always interesting. Why should an artist exist? Then, what does he express in some way, he knows how to express those we and the aspirations that arise among the people. It is clear that people are such a complex concept, but, accordingly, artists are very different, therefore, it seems to me that the more sincere you are, the better. In any case, I think that the main guarantee of not only success, but an honest attitude to the work that you are doing is to be sincere,» Shakhnazarov concluded, answering the question of how to speak to an artist, and at the same time not «split» society.
