Up to the old rake: Why does Rossotrudnichestvo need Taras’ nonsense?
Despite the change in the leadership of Rossotrudnichestvo, this state-owned organization was once again marked by a dubious event. For some reason, the officials responsible for promoting our “soft power” decided to compete with independent Kiev in exalting the Ukrainian idol Taras Shevchenko. The Russians of Ukraine, who are under real occupation, greeted such an initiative from Moscow, to put it mildly, with bewilderment, says a PolitNavigator observer. ...For official and unofficial celebrations...