The artist warned about worrying trends in Odessa

Odessans are disappointed with the actions of the authorities.

In Odessa surpasses the level of vatnost.

This was stated by the artist Alexander Roitburd, in his interview to the “observer”.

“I believe that the position of the state in the use of the Russian language needs to be more active. Because if the state does not start to talk to these people, to protect their interests and their linguistic comfort, there are different forces, from the “opposition bloc” to Putin. It is already happening. I recently visited Odessa and I can say that two years ago, Odessa this cotton was not. Today, the standard of vatnost in Odessa rolls – it’s about the same as it was in 2014,” he said.

According to the artist, he had heard very unpleasant things from the educated, intelligent people who three years ago had clearly supported Ukraine and Maidan.

“People are frustrated with government, a lack of visible improvements and prospects, and their frustration is transferred as a whole in Ukraine. Combined with the fact that the Russian propaganda is technically impossible to remove from the airwaves – because there is the Internet, satellites, and – longing for a strong hand Putin is exacerbated,” explained Roitburd.

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