Although Eurovision song lyrics are not permitted to be political, the 2016 Ukrainian entry has found a way of bringing an historical injustice into present-day popular culture.
“They come to your house / they kill you all and say / we’re not guilty.” These are the provocative lyrics to Ukraine’s Eurovision Song Contest entry “1944” written and sung by Jamala. The song is about Joseph Stalin’s 1944 deportation of the Crimean Tatars, but with human rights abuses continuing in Russian-controlled Crimea the song is seen by some, including Russia, as a commentary on the situation in Crimea today. Some …read more
Source: New Statesman
