Names of artists Aidan and Tahir Salahov, and architect Yuri Gnedovsky disappeared from the list of signatories to a petition in support of the cultural position of Russian President Vladimir Putin in Ukraine and Crimea. There are 511 names on the site of the Culture Ministry of Russia for March 19, and in the press release from the Ministry on 14 March there were 514 names.
On March 14 Aidan Salakhov wrote on her page on Facebook that she did not sign the appeal. She noted that "no one contacted her on this issue." After that, her name and her father's name was removed from the list. Turan failed to contact the artist.
The letter of culture figures in support of Putin was published on the website of the Russian Ministry of Culture on March 1. -02D-
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The presentation of Elmaddin Aliyev's feature-length documentary Return was held at the Nizami Cinema Center.
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