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Putin Says West Trying To ‘Cancel’ Russian Culture by usj(m): 12:19pm On Mar 27, 2022
President Vladimir Putin has accused the West of trying to cancel Russian culture, including the works of great composers such as Pyotr Tchaikovsky, Dmitri Shostakovich and Sergei Rachmaninoff.

At a televised meeting with leading cultural figures on Friday, Putin compared the cancellation of a number of Russian cultural events in recent weeks with the actions of Nazi Germany in the 1930s.

“Today, they are trying to cancel a thousand-year-old country,” Putin said.

“I am talking about the progressive discrimination against everything connected with Russia, about this trend that is unfolding in a number of Western states, with the full connivance and sometimes with the encouragement of Western elites,” Putin added.

“The proverbial ‘cancel culture’ has become a cancellation of culture,” Putin said, adding that works by Russian composers were being excluded from concerts and books by Russian authors were being “banned”.

“The last time such a mass campaign to destroy unwanted literature was carried out was by the Nazis in Germany almost 90 years ago … books were burned right on the squares,” Putin said.

Since Putin sent Russian troops into Ukraine on February 24, the West has piled sanctions on Moscow that have seen Russia increasingly isolated, politically and financially, and extending to spheres such as sports and culture.

Speaking about “cancel culture”, Putin singled out British author JK Rowling, who was criticised following controversial tweets about transgender people.


“Not so long ago children’s author JK Rowling was cancelled because she, a writer of books that have sold millions of copies around the world, didn’t please fans of so-called ‘gender freedoms’,” Putin said.

A number of events involving Russian cultural figures who have voiced support for the war have been cancelled, including some involving Valery Gergiev, general director of the St Petersburg Mariinsky Theatre, who spoke to Putin during Friday’s meeting.

Gergiev has been dismissed as chief conductor of the Munich Philharmonic and lost the chance to conduct at Milan’s La Scala after he failed to condemn Russia’s invasion.

A much smaller number of events have been cancelled due to their association with dead Russian cultural figures, with the Cardiff Philharmonic Orchestra dropping a Tchaikovsky piece from its programme and media reports saying similar moves were taken by orchestras in Japan and Croatia.

Spain’s Teatro Real, one of Europe’s major opera houses, cancelled performances later this year by Russia’s Bolshoi Ballet. Auction houses Christie’s, Sotheby’s and Bonhams have cancelled sales of Russian art in London.

The Cardiff Philharmonic said it was subject to “hate speech and vicious comments” after cancelling a performance of Tchaikovsky’s 1812 Overture earlier this month.


“Basic humanity takes precedence over art and history,” the orchestra said in a Facebook post.

“When the humanitarian crisis is over the discussion about ‘woke’ and ‘cancel culture’ can have its place.”

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.aljazeera.com/amp/news/2022/3/25/putin-says-west-trying-to-cancel-russian-culture

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Re: Putin Says West Trying To ‘Cancel’ Russian Culture by Nwodosis(m): 12:23pm On Mar 27, 2022
Many may not know/appreciate Putin's war with Ukraine just as many in Southern part of my country were brainwashed and they foolishly fought against Ojukwu. Now they are in regrets that they can't admit!

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Re: Putin Says West Trying To ‘Cancel’ Russian Culture by ivolt: 12:32pm On Mar 27, 2022
You should have thought of that before invading.
Europe can see the parallel between Putin and Hitler.
First Georgia, then Crimea and now Ukraine.
They have learnt that appeasement does not work.

The reactions are to make Putin think twice about invading the 5 other countries he had in mind initially.

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Re: Putin Says West Trying To ‘Cancel’ Russian Culture by Baawaa(m): 12:32pm On Mar 27, 2022
What is Russia culture

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Re: Putin Says West Trying To ‘Cancel’ Russian Culture by Risingblue008(m): 2:57pm On Mar 27, 2022
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Re: Putin Says West Trying To ‘Cancel’ Russian Culture by ecolime(m): 2:57pm On Mar 27, 2022
You are one trying to cancel the Ukrainian culture.

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Re: Putin Says West Trying To ‘Cancel’ Russian Culture by hybridblood07(m): 2:58pm On Mar 27, 2022
Prove the West wrong

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Re: Putin Says West Trying To ‘Cancel’ Russian Culture by DoctorOlasDesk: 2:58pm On Mar 27, 2022
Rants of a drunken man beaten to pulp

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Re: Putin Says West Trying To ‘Cancel’ Russian Culture by EdgarBounce(m): 2:58pm On Mar 27, 2022
The proverbial ‘cancel culture’ has become a cancellation of culture,” Putin said, adding that works by Russian composers were being excluded from concerts and books by Russian authors were being “banned”.

“The last time such a mass campaign to destroy unwanted literature was carried out was by the Nazis in Germany almost 90 years ago … books were burned right on the squares,” Putin said.

Since Putin sent Russian troops into Ukraine on February 24, the West has piled sanctions on Moscow that have seen Russia increasingly isolated, politically and financially, and extending to spheres such as sports and culture.

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Re: Putin Says West Trying To ‘Cancel’ Russian Culture by Nobody: 2:59pm On Mar 27, 2022
Ahhh. What v they cancelled in Russia now. Abi na Russia dey cancel Ukrainian lives.

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Re: Putin Says West Trying To ‘Cancel’ Russian Culture by chronique(m): 2:59pm On Mar 27, 2022
It's an effort in futility. History can never be altered. You can twist the narrative but it can never be altered.

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Re: Putin Says West Trying To ‘Cancel’ Russian Culture by Burgerlomo: 2:59pm On Mar 27, 2022
We don hear
Re: Putin Says West Trying To ‘Cancel’ Russian Culture by peculiar2233: 3:00pm On Mar 27, 2022
What culture is this mad man talking about?
Putin, your days are numbered because u yourself will be cancelled soon

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Re: Putin Says West Trying To ‘Cancel’ Russian Culture by Ojemedad: 3:01pm On Mar 27, 2022
The world need opposition

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Re: Putin Says West Trying To ‘Cancel’ Russian Culture by Teaser4(m): 3:02pm On Mar 27, 2022
Old news

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Re: Putin Says West Trying To ‘Cancel’ Russian Culture by tillaman(m): 3:03pm On Mar 27, 2022

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Re: Putin Says West Trying To ‘Cancel’ Russian Culture by Igbofam2: 3:03pm On Mar 27, 2022
usj:


https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.aljazeera.com/amp/news/2022/3/25/putin-says-west-trying-to-cancel-russian-culture

“The proverbial ‘cancel culture’ has become a cancellation of culture,” Putin said, adding that works by Russian composers were being excluded from concerts and books by Russian authors were being “banned”.

The last time such a mass campaign to destroy unwanted literature was carried out was by the Nazis in Germany almost 90 years ago … books were burned right on the squares,” Putin said.

Since Putin sent Russian troops into Ukraine on February 24, the West has piled sanctions on Moscow that have seen Russia increasingly isolated, politically and financially, and extending to spheres such as sports and culture.

The problem with Russian culture and I believe it's also a major Problem with Putin is that anyone they perceive as their enemy they tag them NAZIS. Not because you are indeed a Nazi but because you are perceived to be against them.

Russians have been so brain washed by their culture and Putin that they are still in many ways embroiled in WW2 when they fought against the German Nazis..

However Russians seem to have forgotten that when WW2 began they were very much allys of Germany until December 6th 1941 when Germany wanted to take Moscow and they had to become enemies.

The cultural brainwash in Russia runs very very deep.

Putin always has to find a way to insert Nazis Into his lamentation just to ensure he keeps the brainwash going strong

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Re: Putin Says West Trying To ‘Cancel’ Russian Culture by Dpharisee: 3:04pm On Mar 27, 2022
Imagine that even YouTube blocked the popular indian TV channel WION for broadcasting the Russian side of the Ukraine war.
They want us to watch only CNN

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WQ7vy2JxH0U

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Re: Putin Says West Trying To ‘Cancel’ Russian Culture by Oshodipikin: 3:04pm On Mar 27, 2022
When I read the comments of some children who knows
nothing about life not to talk of war here on nairaland, I laff
in
swahili...
NATO IS AVOIDING WAR WITH RUSSIA FOR YOUR SAKE.

NATO's decision to not close the sky over Ukraine is correct.
A shooting war between Russia and NATO should be
avoided
as much as possible and the way the US has been evading
that confrontation is simply the right thing to do.If you think
it
is cowardice, it is because you don't know and this post will
brief you.
Let me set it out in a very brief way. There are three types of
wars:
1. Conventional war - which is fought according to the rules
of war: Don't kill civilians and children, don't hit civilian
infrastructure, don't shoot surrendering enemy soldiers and
PoWs, etc.
2. Total war - which Russia seems to be fighting in Ukraine
right now and which it fought against Chechnya in Grozny. In
a total war, you just kill everybody you see and destroy
everything on your way.
3. Nuclear war.
On a normal day, Russia will fall quickly to NATO if NATO
engages it in a conventional or a total war and Putin has
admitted that much in a speech recently. There is no contest
in that. NATO's firepower is extensive and its generals are
top
level.
However, the mismatch will force Russia to quickly resort to
'final-solution' tactics while it can - it will launch its arsenal
of
nuclear weapons. Lets be quickly reminded that since the
1970s, both the West and Russia have thousands of nuclear
tipped missiles already programmed to hit targets in all
major
cities on each other's soil. With just the press of a button,
those missiles will fly out and head for their targets.
But there are difficulties. Both sides have watchmen that are
not sleeping. Every inch of Russian territory is under a 24/7
scan for missile launch by the West, using flare and heat
detection satellites. Russia has the same system.
The moment a rocket motor ignites (most missiles are
powered by rocket motors. Cruise missiles use air-breathing
jet engines - pretty much the same used by aeroplanes, but
they could be ramjets or jets with afterburners. Cruise
missiles are usually called precision guided weapons), they
know in the West. These missile scouts will start to track
the
missile or missiles and note their number, velocity and
heading. They have about 10 minutes to confirm and
reconfirm that missiles are being launched against the West.
In this case they will mostly be ICBMs (Intercontinental
Ballistic Missiles). Well, despite the heavy name, they are
actually simple orbital rockets that can get into orbit and
then
re-enter the earth at the appropriate location - above their
targets. At this point, they will release their thermonuclear
warheads or bombs (all modern nuclear bombs carry
thermonuclear warheads, that is, warheads that uses a small
hydrogen bomb to initiate a chain reaction in its main fission
bomb of Plutonium or Uranium). These warheads are shaped
like cones and they are about 1.2m in height with a base
diameter of about 800mm.
The real active ingredient, Uranium or Plutonium inside the
conical device is not bigger than a football but they are
packed with the horrendous power of creation itself, the
power of the nucleus of an atom called the Strong Force.
Two things will then happen in line with strictly established
procedures it call it Battle Order.
Once a missile attack is detected, the US will immediately
move it's president, his family, Pentagon chiefs and a few
citizens into a bunker that is about 2 kilometers below the
ground and under a mountain. It is suspended upon springs
so it can withstand tectonic forces from a nuclear blast on
the surface. The bunker contains provisions for two years to
sustain the occupants. (I have seen the image somewhere
about 25 years ago in maybe Times Magazine). Reporters
taken there were blindfolded and flown for hours so they will
not have a clear sense of direction. The location is totally
secret but it is suspected that it is Nevada. It was not dug
out
directly but a lateral tunnel was created several miles away
to
this subterranean site.
1. The West will launch countermeasures at these warheads.
(Usually, they will be 13 to 17 on each ICBM and at this
stage, they are in their terminal altitude in space). This is the
threat level the American THAAD anti-missile system is
designed to contain. It will fly into space and try to steer kill
vehicles into those warheads and of course, the success
rate
will understandably only be partial. Some will end up
successfully re-entering the earth and dive (under zero
power) for their targets. At this point, the Patriot system will
come into action and try to swat the warheads. The Patriot
complex deals with missiles within the atmosphere.
2. Simultaneously NATO will give orders for its own missile
launches and within minutes, you will see missiles rise from
silos and from submarines heading East to attack preset
targets. B-52s ('Stratofortress'), B1, ('Spirit') and B2 ('Bones')
-
all long range bombers will take off from the US, Germany
and probably Japan armed with hydrogen and Plutonium
bombs and head for Russia. There are also about 1,500
nuclear weapons on each side that are currently in the field,
mingled with conventional weapons but known to
commanders. Those are probably the most dangerous of all
these arsenal of nuclear weapons because they are already
and permanently dispersed in the field. All - everything will
be
launched within just about 30 minutes in this make or break
final combat.
Everything described above from the moment one side
launches its nuclear weapons will not take more than 45 to
60
minutes and it is all over. If the attack takes place at night,
right here in Nigeria, if you look northwest towards Europe or
east northwest towards the United States, or northeast
towards Russia, you will actually see a dull glow in your
night
sky though you won't hear the thunder of the explosions.
The next three days or even a week will be normal although
wind patterns may have become suspect. Thereafter, you
will
observe that the sky is getting darker and midday seems like
dusk. That is the cloud of a global thermonuclear warfare.
The sun will be screened out for months and plants will die
off. This will lead to global famine, first step. Of course,
global
trade is already gone and the world has reverted to primitive
levels. The Internet is no more and telephone services have
become epileptic.
Next will come the global outbreak of all forms of cancers
from radiation carried around the world by the cloud earlier
described. Death will become so much more desirable than
life that those alive will curse their lot.
There will be survivors of course: those who have been
hidden away in military grade silos and have ample supplies
to carry them for about two years.
Those who just manage to go through about three years of
life as foragers and scavengers and somehow have not been
killed by skin cancer, blood cancer and other forms of
metastasis. They are the ones that will populate the new
world and begin to try to establish a new civilization.
Now you have an idea why NATO keeps avoiding fighting
with
Russia. It is simply to keep YOU alive.

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Re: Putin Says West Trying To ‘Cancel’ Russian Culture by olas24u(f): 3:05pm On Mar 27, 2022
ivolt:
You should have thought of that before invading.
Europe can see the parallel between Putin and Hitler.
First Georgia, then Crimea and now Ukraine.

The reactions are to make Putin think twice about invading the
5 other countries he had in mind.

Crimea was formally russia and it was a giftnto the ukranians .

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Re: Putin Says West Trying To ‘Cancel’ Russian Culture by wennei(m): 3:06pm On Mar 27, 2022
A war between Russia and NATO should be avoided

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Re: Putin Says West Trying To ‘Cancel’ Russian Culture by Timekeeper452: 3:08pm On Mar 27, 2022
What about the poor Ukrainians you canceled their culture and life?

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