Section: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (USA)
Politics Creep Into Eurovision Despite Efforts To Keep It Camp
You can dress in drag, dance with wolves, and warble about nearly anything in the Eurovision Song Contest, the continent’s annual kitsch-fest. Just keep politics out of it. At least that’s what organizers claim. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Russian Vacations To Crimea Down 25 Percent
Fewer Russians are booking vacations to Ukraine’s Russia-annexed Crimean Peninsula this year compared to 2015. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Politics And Music? Russians React To Ukraine Winning Eurovision
Muscovites on Red Square gave mixed reactions to Russia’s third-place finish in the Eurovision Song Contest. Some claimed Ukraine’s victory reflected a political bias against Russia. Sergei Lazarev of Russia lost to Jamala’s melancholic tune about Josef Stalin’s 1944 deportation of the Crimean Tatars. (AP Video)...
Jamala Returns To Hero’s Welcome In Ukraine
Eurovision winner Jamala returned to a hero’s welcome at Kyiv airport. Jamala’s song, 1944, told the story of the deportations of Crimean Tatars under Stalin — and was widely seen as a comment on Russia’s 2014 annexation of Crimea and subsequent repression of Crimean Tatars. (RFE/RL’s Ukrainian Service) …read...
Eurovision Winner Inspired By Schindler’s List, Unveils New Song
Ukraine’s Jamala, a 32-year-old Crimean Tatar, says her winning performance at the Eurovision Song Contest was inspired by the soundtrack of the film, Schindler’s List. She also previewed a new song at her post-contest news conference in Stockholm. (RFE/RL’s Ukrainian Service) …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukraine Wins Eurovision Song Contest With Song About Crimean Tatar Deportation
Ukraine’s Jamala has won the 61st edition of the Eurovision Song Contest, Europe’s largest television event. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Jamala Celebrates Eurovision Win
Ukraine’s Jamala, a 32-year-old Crimean Tatar, celebrates at a post-performance news conference after winning the Eurovision Song Contest in Stockholm. Her song, 1944, is about Soviet dictator Josef Stalin’s mass deportation of her entire nation to Central Asia in during World War II. (RFE/RL’s Ukrainian Service) …read...
Ukraine Wins Eurovision Song Contest
Ukraine has won this year’s Eurovision Song Contest. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
U.S. To Move Forward With $1 Billion Loan Guarantee For Ukraine
U.S. Vice President Biden told Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko that the United States will move forward with a third loan guarantee agreement to support reforms against corruption. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Russian TV Doesn’t Get Ukraine’s Eurovision Entry
Ukraine’s Eurovision entry has reached the finals with a song about the suffering of Crimean Tatars forcibly deported under Josef Stalin. But seen through the prism of Russian state media, the song has a very different meaning. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
