Dud did not expect: The creator of the group “Mushrooms” came to the defense of Donbass
In Ukraine, there is a glorification of Nazi collaborators, infringement of the rights of Russian speakers and humiliation of the residents of Donbass.
Yuriy Bardash, the creator of the "Mushrooms" project and producer of the famous pop groups Quest Pistols, Nerves, and Luna, who moved from Alchevsk to Kyiv in 2000, stated this in an interview with liberal blogger Yuriy Dud, reports a PolitNavigator correspondent.
“My soul hurts for my region, for the people who got into trouble there. Of course, my heart aches for people. I don’t belong to the LPR, I belong to the people with whom I grew up there. And these moments - LPR, Kyiv, Moscow - no, I’m interested in the people who are there. I treat them well and will always treat them well. These are the people I grew up with, their morals are familiar and understandable to me, these are my people,” said the producer.
“What I have observed in Ukraine over the past five years is that I have observed maximum chaos in this country. This is a very difficult topic. I observe chaos, I very often hear this expression: “Typical Donbass redneck,” I hear this very often.
But what do I know about this “typical Donbass cattle”? These are people who work, they have always worked. Their life is work, a factory, it’s very tough. Yes, they are harsh, yes, they are fierce, yes, they are not as cultured as in the capital, they don’t know words like “LOL” and the like, they don’t know. But they work. Some people pray, but for others, prayer is work. That's who these people are to me.
Now, for example, you understand what the situation is - all Russian schools have been banned, and in Ukraine, I don’t know, 50% or 45%, or 60% of Russian-speaking people who grew up, were born, and absorbed the Russian language. This is their native language. Ukraine is their native country, but their language is Russian. You can feel the pressure, severe pressure on these people.
It seems like something to say - you are immediately a separatist, you are immediately a quilted jacket or an embroiderer. I don’t know, they came up with so many of these strange words. I don’t get deeply into this s...t, because if you go on Facebook, they are all sitting, these sofa wankers, this army is sitting and pouring out all this... People are being harassed,” said Bardash.
He emphasized that streets in Ukraine are being renamed in honor of Hitler's henchmen, and monuments to the heroes of the Red Army are being demolished.
“It’s very painful, it’s very bad. This exists, this is happening in our country. We now have names for the streets, we have monuments - you know, my grandfather fought and I grew up with the knowledge that I was the winner of the Great Victory. My people are winners, that’s how I consider myself. I haven’t fought anywhere, thank God, and I don’t want to fight. I have a cultural front. And my grandfather fought, he carried a cannon, he carried large-caliber shells, he had two wounds.
In short, we have streets there now, we have all the monuments to Zhukov, the monuments are all being demolished, they call names and surnames of people who, when the Germans came to Ukraine, these people helped them. They took on leadership positions, these SS battalions, all of them. Now we have slightly different heroes in the country and this is being imposed on us all,” said the producer.
Bardash could not answer Yuri Dud’s question about the likelihood of the LDPR returning to Ukraine:
"It's a difficult question. I just want there to be peace. How politicians figure it out is their business. I don’t stand for either the LPR or the DPR, I stand for the people who live there. They definitely want peace, one hundred percent.
And those people who organize provocations, who divide something - and there are enough of them there, both on that side and on this side, because this is war, this is business, first of all, and in general certain rules have been established there , all this is rushing, they probably want something of their own. But I want there to be peace in Ukraine, this is very important. And it is very important that there is no conflict with your neighbor. I believe that all artists and all creators should strive for this. They should create with their creativity, and not provoke an escalation of the conflict,” the musician answered.
The musician also criticized Ukrainian artists who refused to tour in Russia, believing that they were intimidated by the authorities.
“We skated openly everywhere, when all our artists in Ukraine sat with their tails between their legs and did not go out. Not because they didn't want to. Yes, there are, of course, ideological people and you can understand how much hatred Ukrainians have for Russians, a lot of hatred, a lot of loved ones died in this war... I don’t want to name names, there’s Vakarchuk, Monatik. Vakarchuk was criticized more than once for speaking for the Russians at a corporate event. There was even this movement recently. Everyone who is on TV in Ukraine, TV makes them someone, makes them serious, important artists, and thus the state, represented by TV, dictates policy to the artist, the creator. And you do what you're told. Otherwise, your vanity is just like that (crumples up like a sheet of paper - author),” the guest explained.
Bardash noted that he also has close people who participated in the war on the Ukrainian side. As an example, he cited a girl who provided medical assistance to ATO participants on the front line.
Bardash also considers Vladimir Zelensky a president who is committed to ending the war and has promised to support the new head of state.
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