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By: Global Voices Online » Russia, Ukraine, the Balkans: Eurovision News

Global Voices Online » Russia, Ukraine, the Balkans: Eurovision News — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 03:07:53 +0000

[...] own entry is causing controversy now as well, however. Andy of Siberian Light explains: In a move sure to delight conspiracy theorists and bloggers everywhere, Mam[o] by Anastasia [...]

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Disqualifest- reject festifal ! (c) - The Moscow Expat Forums — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 21:36:30 +0000

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By: Michael Averko

Michael Averko — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 14:44:24 +0000

Andy:

Regarding your post, as you might already know, the mentioned Georgian group hasn’t been kicked out. Instead, they’ve been instructed to select another song:

http://www.rttv.ru/Top_News/2009-03-10/Georgia_s__Putin_song__banned_from_Eurovision.html

On the matter of Ukraine, Russia and music, here’s a Cossack song that’s sung in Ukrainian, but with photos of Russian Cossacks:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t74er5nTMHo

In Ukraine, the Cossack population includes some of the more Russia friendly segments of the population.

I came across these other songs that are sung by Cossacks:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ABBhRp6bn0&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5EbwMCxqxCw&feature=related

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By: Alec L

Alec L — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 13:53:34 +0000

I didn’t like the song at first, since Prikhodko doesn’t have the classic diva pipes and her voice seemed weak. But she really knows how to wield it, and it’s clear by the end she can really put some passion into a performance.
As far as the Ukrainian bit, I wish both sides would stop pretending that Ukraine and Russia aren’t two sides of the same coin culturally. And WTF is with the rule about no politics on squeaky clean Eurovision? We wouldn’t want things to get interesting, after all.

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By: Da Russophile

Da Russophile — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 21:25:08 +0000

Russia has a crappy song for the second time in a row in Eurovision…oh well, at least its marginally better than in 2008.

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By: Michael Averko

Michael Averko — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 20:11:14 +0000

The multiethnic dynamic vis-a-vis Russia has been evident for some time.

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By: Dmitri Minaev

Dmitri Minaev — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 14:05:49 +0000

I’d rather put it another way: we’re still one nation

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