US EditionRussia Revives Intervision Song Contest After Being Banned From Eurovision
The contest includes participants from BRICS, CIS, and continents Asia, Africa, and Latin America, despite some political restrictions on performers, Russian officials said.
- The revived Intervision International Music Contest is scheduled for late September 2025 near Novoivanovskoye, just outside the Russian capital.
- Following its ban from Eurovision in 2022 due to its military actions in Ukraine and ensuing sanctions, Russia has brought back the Intervision song contest as an alternative cultural platform.
- The contest will include performers from 23 countries across BRICS, CIS, Asia, Africa, Latin America, and the US, with no EU countries participating.
- Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov stated that Intervision brings back a contest from the Soviet era aimed at fostering cultural connections, and he affirmed that if soft power involves sharing your culture and values with others, Russia is definitely interested in pursuing that goal.
- The event aims to bolster Russia's cultural influence amid geopolitical tensions, promoting national identity and traditional values while facing criticism of being an anti-Western geopolitical tool.
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