In Moscow, Eurovision coincided with this year's Night of Museums (IZO [1]) – and with an attempt to hold a gay pride parade, which was interrupted by riot police (Robert Amsterdam's Blog [2]). Some more thoughts on this year's contest [3] – at Foreign Policy Association's Russia blog.
Russia: Eurovision Roundup
· Written by Veronica Khokhlova
Categories: Eastern & Central Europe, Russia, Arts & Culture, Governance, Human Rights, Law, LGBTQ+, Music, Protest