Moscow (AFP) – Non-conformist rocker Andrei Makarevich walked a thin line in Soviet times but his outspoken stance on Ukraine has seen him savagely pilloried by the Russian establishment.Russian media and officials have rounded on Makarevich, 60, for having “supported Kiev’s anti-Russian policy” by playing a concert for refugees earlier this month in the eastern Ukrainian town of Svyatogorsk after government forces retook it from pro-Russian separatists after weeks of fighting.The attacks on Makarevich by state-run media reached such a fever pitch that the musician pleaded Monday to Russian President Vladimir Putin to put a halt to them.Makarevich, the leader …read more
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