Soviet actors Oleg Basilashvili and Liya Akhedzhakova commented on the entry of their colleague Alisa Freindlich, who in 2016 supported the annexation of the Crimea, in the "black list" of the Ministry of Culture.
The artists gave their TSN comments on the phone, where Basilashvili remarked that he had never heard from Alice Freindlich about either Donetsk or Lugansk or Russia.
"Officials who sit at you and at us in the ministries, receive the salary. Something to do it? It is necessary. They come up with all this and get the money that they charge. From Alisa Brunovna, I did not hear anything about Ukraine, nor about Donetsk or Lugansk, nor about Russia. We never talked about these topics with her. She is a great actress, and that says it all, "said Basilashvili.
Note that Oleg Valerianovich was more restrained in his comments, in contrast to Liya Akhedzhakova, who at one time actively supported Ukraine and Nadezhda Savchenko.
Liya Medzhidovna in her comments did not skimp on ardent remarks about Ukrainian officials.
"Fools, what can I say, idiots. This means that these people are depriving their country of actors, culture, in order to take revenge on someone. That's horrible. This is a clean scoop. Because we are all the same - left the Soviet Union, and all the habits were what they were, so they were left. And we, and you, and in Central Asia, and anywhere. While we are all from the Soviet Union, do not die, let's each other so revenge, do stupid things, "- made a loud statement of Akhedzhakova.
Also, the actress who received letters with threats in Russia in the autumn added that she did not understand why Freindlich was on the "black list" and called all the actions of the Ministry of Culture an incomprehensible revenge. The star also emphasized that, if Ukrainians want to Europe, they should not take revenge.
"Europeans do not have the right to behave this way. To Alice Freindlich to call the enemy of Ukraine - they completely "went". The one who does this, shames Ukraine and turns it into a "scoop", - noted the star of Soviet cinema.
Akhedzhakova hinted that she could become the next one to be banned from entering Ukraine, after she actively supported her colleague in the situation that developed.
Therefore, until it becomes clear who brewed this case with Freundlich, she did not kick her foot in Ukraine.
Recall that in 2016 Alice Freundlich in one of the interviews supported Russia's decision to take back the Crimea and stated that it had been "for ever since their time". Also, other famous Russian figures, such as Larissa Dolina, Alexander Minkov (Marshal), Alexey Dolmatov (Guf), Victoria Tsyganova, Alexander Buynov and Alexander Bashirov got into the black list of the Ministry of Culture..