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SARATOV, January 12Chairman of the Social Policy Committee of the Saratov Regional Duma Roman Gribov (ER) demanded the cancellation of concerts in Saratov by artists Anna Asti (Anna Dzyuba) and Alexander Malinin due to the lack of a clear position on supporting a special military operation.
According to Malinin’s website, his concerts are planned at the Saratov State Academic Drama Theater named after Slonov on February 6, and then on February 7 in Balakovo at the municipal Palace of Culture. The website of Anna Asti's concert tour indicates that the singer's concert is planned to be held at the Kristall LDS in Saratov on March 26.
“Concerts of “artists” with a controversial reputation are again planned in Saratov. On March 26, a certain Anna Asti, one of the heroines of Ivleeva’s “naked party” at the Mutabor club, is going to visit Saratov… She has never spoken out in support of a special military operation. Despite this, they are going to provide her with the venue of the LDS “Crystal” for the concert,” Gribov wrote on his page on the VKontakte social network.
«»Another performer originally from Ukraine is Alexander Malinin (real name Vyguzov), permanently residing in Germany, but is going to give a concert in Saratov on February 6 at the drama theater. Let me remind you that Malinin performed the Bandera anthem «Chervona Kalina»! For this performance he «has still not apologized! Also, he has not indicated in any way his position on the issue of SVO. It is necessary to prohibit the provision of Saratov stages for such artists. All Russophobes and relocants must not be allowed to make money,» the parliamentarian added.
Malinin released the album “Chervona Kalina” with songs in Ukrainian in 2003. At the same time, there is a video on the Internet, posted in March 2023, with Malinin performing this song at a concert. When and where the concert took place is not specified.
The director of the Kristall hockey sports school, which includes the ice sports palace of the same name, Maxim Danilenko, in comments to Gribov’s post, denied information about Anna Asti’s concert being held at this site.
«»We officially inform you that today contractual relations with the organizers of Anna Asti's concert tour have not been concluded. All information about the concert at the venue of the LDS «Crystal» is not valid… For disseminating information about concerts and ticket sales on other Internet resources and various information sites, the administration of LDS “Crystal” does not bear responsibility,” he wrote.
In December, a party was held at the Moscow club «Mutabor», where many Russian pop stars, following the dress code, came half naked. The organizer was blogger Anastasia Ivleeva. The action caused a negative resonance in society. Ivleeva and its other star participants publicly apologized, the Mutabor club was closed by a court decision for 90 days, and rapper Vacío received two arrests, for 15 and 10 days, and a summons to the military registration and enlistment office.
The song of the Sich Riflemen “Chervona Kalina” is considered the anthem of Ukrainian nationalists, in particular, the “Ukrainian Insurgent Army”* and the “Azov” regiment** banned in Russia.
* An extremist organization banned in Russia .
** Terrorist organization banned in Russia.