Approached to President Vladimir Putin, actor Gennady Khazanov, despite the revelry of censorship, has never forbidden to conduct concerts on the stage of the Moscow Variety Theater he directed, which read anti-Kremlin poems of the poet and screenwriter Andrei Orlov (Orlusha). A former Soviet comedian in the days of concerts simply left the capital "on a business trip".

This became known on the air "The Observer. LIVE ".

So, Orlov during the broadcast spoke about the paradoxes of the phenomenon of self-censorship, which is observed in Russia.

"These bans ... If someone watched the video" The phone rang in the Kremlin ", or how Putin goes to The Hague (" That's what absent-minded president of the Russell "), where my poems are read by Misha Efremov ... If the same words were heard in Moscow at a rally , Then this meeting would be dispersed with sticks. We read it in concert halls, "he said..

"There are no prohibitions. There is, for example, the Variety Theater, it belongs to a great friend of Putin and any power Khazanov, who was once a ridiculous Soviet comic actor. When we did a concert with him, he just left for a business trip, "Orlusha said..

"There are different positions. One will forbid, and another will depart aside. He will not allow, but he does not have a ban, "the poet explained..

Answering the question about what gives rise to the phenomenon of self-censorship, Orlusha said: "A lot of people have a ban inside". According to him, this can be clearly traced among the Russian media: "I know people who say" I work as an editor in Soloviev's program, I need to feed children ... but I think differently ".

Also, the poet recalled an amusing episode when, following the introduction of food sanctions in Moscow, customs officers came to see him.

"People came up with cold eyes during the break ... This is about us, we all know" Parmesan's death ":" The elderly Parmesan and his radio operator, Mozzarella, left the massacre "... I say, and who are you guys? And they:" we are customs officers , We steal. The video was shot, the children will show. We must somehow bring up the right people, not like us, "he said..

"He sincerely says that he agrees with me, but he works there, which I do not agree with. So internal censorship is when a person says that they want to hear from him, "Orlov added..

Recall, Khazanov presented Putin with a crown, which the president immediately put on the actor on his head. This funny incident caused a biting reaction of social networks.

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