Alla Pugacheva, the queen of Soviet pop music, on Sunday denounced President Vladimir Putin's war in Ukraine which she said was killing soldiers for illusory aims, burdening ordinary people and turning Russia into a global pariah.
LONDON - Alla Pugacheva, the queen of Soviet pop music, on Sunday denounced President Vladimir Putin's war in Ukraine which she said was killing soldiers for illusory aims, burdening ordinary people and turning Russia into a global pariah.
Pugacheva, 73, a Soviet and then post-Soviet icon who is probably Russia's most famous woman, requested Russia also class her as a "foreign agent" after her husband, 46-year-old TV comedian Maxim Galkin, was on Sept. 16 included on the state's list. Pugacheva said her husband was a patriot who wanted a prosperous country with peace, freedom and an "end to the death of our boys for illusory aims".
Such penetrating criticism from one of Russia's most famous people - known across generations for hits such as the 1982 song "Million Scarlet Roses" and the 1978 film "The Woman who Sings" - is rare, and potentially dangerous, in modern Russia.Labelling someone a "foreign agent" is often the first sign of serious trouble from authorities. The label has negative Soviet-era connotations and its bearers have to place it prominently on all content that they publish.
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