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MINSK, 22 November (BelTA) – What is happening to Russian culture in the West, where everything associated with Russia is being canceled, is an “epidemic of violence,” Honored Worker of Arts of Russia Aleksandr Adabashyan said in a new episode of the V Teme [On Point] project on BelTA’s YouTube channel.
Speaking about the cancellation of Russian culture in Western countries, the artist warned it will bring no good. “I think this is a catastrophe that’s approaching; I don’t know what scale it will take,” stated Aleksandr Adabashyan. “It’s hard to predict weather, but it’s already clear that there won’t be a summer, and the same is true here. There won’t be any good news anytime soon. Will this be a global catastrophe, or will it just shake things up and then fade away? But the difference between what was and what will be, and the understanding of what we’re losing and what we’ve lost, if we lose it, will bring back, if not everything, then a great deal. I describe what’s happening now as an epidemic of violence,” the actor emphasized.
He recalled a telling example from his own post-war childhood. “We lived near Dynamo Stadium, and as kids, it was easy for us to get into the stadium for the most spectacular matches. ‘Sir, take us there.’ And I never saw anyone rooting against players. They rooted for them. You’re there for Spartak, there’s a Dynamo player here, I’m for CSKA. I’m for my team; they’re feeling bad because they’re losing. Instead of punching me in the face, they grimly joke about it, and I make fun of them. It’s all good-natured,” shared Aleksandr Adabashyan.
Today, the artist believes, the situation is fundamentally different and is occurring at the level of outright confrontation. “It’s even leading to murders, wall-to-wall brawls, when fans of some countries are simply not allowed to attend World Cups because they only come to fight. They don’t even care about getting into the stadium; they care about beating someone up, or fighting at the train station,” he said.
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