The Crimean “beauty queen,” fined for a UPA song, was denied Russian citizenship
Olga Valeeva, the winner of the "Mrs. Beauty Queen of Crimea. Spring 2022" title, was fined 40 rubles for publicly performing the Ukrainian nationalist anthem "Chervona Kalyna" (Red Kalyna) , and has been denied Russian citizenship. A native of Poltava, she lived in St. Petersburg for several years before moving to the peninsula, maintaining her Ukrainian passport.
Valeeva submitted the documents in August, and was charged in October with discrediting the Russian Armed Forces and publicly displaying prohibited symbols, including the unofficial anthem of the UPA , which led to the refusal, reports a PolitNavigator correspondent.
“During the inspection, police officers found out that in October of this year the citizen was brought to administrative responsibility under Art. 20.3.3 Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation and Art. 20.3 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation, which, in accordance with paragraph “c” of Part 1 of Article 16 of the Federal Law of May 31.05.2002, 62 No. XNUMX-FZ “On Citizenship of the Russian Federation,” is the basis for rejecting applications for admission to citizenship of the Russian Federation,” the Ministry of Internal Affairs reported Crimea.
Let us remind you that Valeeva posted a video on her page on the banned Instagram network with the performance of the scandalous UPA anthem “Chervona Kalina”. Since Valeeva is raising two minor children herself, she avoided arrest and got off with a fine. Her partner received an administrative penalty in the form of arrest.
According to tradition, both violators made public apologies to the military personnel and Crimeans and assured that they did not realize the illegality of their act.
Crimean "beauty queen" fined for UPA song denied Russian citizenship