US EditionThe Comeback of a Soviet-Era Tradition: Russia Hosts Intervision, Eurovision-Rival Song Contest
- Russian President Vladimir Putin stated that the 2025 Intervision Song Contest in Moscow celebrates unity through music, despite ongoing conflict in Ukraine.
- Vietnamese singer Duc Phuc won the Intervision Song Contest, which featured 22 contestants from friendly nations.
- Putin emphasized that Russia has always been, and remains, a country open to communication and constructive cooperation during a pre-recorded speech for the event.
- Kremlin-Aligned pop singer Shaman performed in the contest, highlighting Russia's desire for international cooperation.
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By reviving Soviet-era music contest, Russia flaunts its defiance of Western isolation
Opening the 2025 Intervision Song Contest in Moscow, Russian President Vladimir Putin framed the event as a celebration of unity through music. But the spectacle carried another message: Russia is unfazed by Western isolation. "Russia has always been, and remains, a country open to communication and constructive cooperation. We cherish our traditions and respect the traditions of others," Putin said in a pre-recorded speech shown to the contest,…
At the Live Arena in Moscow the new edition of the "Intervidenie" was held, the singing event that already in the years of the USSR brought together the countries of the Eastern bloc. Dusted after the exclusion of the Russian singers from the western demonstration due to the invasion of Ukraine, gathered artists from 22 "friend" nations decretando al fne the victory of Dyk Fuk, a rapper of Hanoi.
The Kremlin had promised to launch a new alternative to Eurovision, an international event that would compete with the veteran music festival after Russia’s suspension of its invasion of Ukraine in 2022. Intervision started with a huge virtual projection of a cowboy presenting the American artist, a propaganda coup against the West in the midst of war. But the puncture was stratospheric. Americans planted Russia twice and spectators encountered …
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