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Ukraine’s Eurovision 2016 Entry Is About Stalin’s Repressions. Russia Isn’t Thrilled.


Is Putin akin to Stalin in the eyes of Crimean Tatars? Jamala’s Eurovision song sheds light on the issue. Images mixed by Anna Poludenko-Young.
A song about Soviet Moscow’s repressions against the Crimean Tatar community is Ukraine’s entry for the Eurovision 2016 music contest. Though it concerns events that took place over 70 years ago under Stalin’s regime, the online community seems to be discerning hints at Russia’s more recent annexation of Crimea.
A 32–year-old Crimean Tatar singer Susana Jamaladinova, who performs under the stage name Jamala, will represent Ukraine at Eurovision 2016, the annual European music contest.
Jamala’s song, “1944,” tells the …read more

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