Putin called stupid people who cancel Russian culture abroad

The President accused "stupid people" abroad of canceling Russian culture. RUSSIA , unlike such countries, promotes foreign works, he noted.

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Russian culture is being “cancelled” by stupid people, while Russia itself, on the contrary, promotes the best foreign works, President Vladimir Putin said at a video conference with government members and representatives of regional authorities on the completion of the reconstruction of social facilities. The event is broadcast by Russia 24.

“Stupid people cancel our culture, but we not only do not cancel any of the best works, the best examples of the culture of other countries, but we also advance those ideas and humanistic principles that are embedded in these works. We are smart, and those who cancel our culture are not so good,” Putin said.

The Kremlin said there is no culture of cancellation in relation to writers Politics

After the outbreak of hostilities in Ukraine, Russian cultural figures faced the cancellation of their performances abroad or refusals to cooperate. After that, the Russian president accused the West of seeking to "cancel" Russia and its culture, but noted that such attempts are futile and will not succeed.

At the end of October, Putin, speaking at the Valdai forum, said that the West continues to impose its values ​​and expand markets, arguing that it is its culture and worldview that should be universal. Over the past 50 years, Western racist and neo-colonial behavior has taken on "ugly forms," ​​Putin said. “Especially after the emergence of the so-called unipolar world,” the president added.

Earlier in November, the HEAD of state approved the foundations of the state policy for the preservation of traditional values, which include, among other things, life, dignity, human rights and freedoms, and a strong family. The text of the decree says that the destructive effect on Russians is "the destruction of the traditional family through the propaganda of non-traditional sexual relations."

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