Die Welt: The collection of rockers in Surkov indicates the nervousness of power

The foreign press comments on the meeting of the deputy head of the presidential administration Vladislav Surkov with leading Russian rock musicians. The fact of the meeting indicates the nervousness of the authorities: the Kremlin is afraid of the repetition of the revolution scenario in Russia in Russia, writes Die Welt (translation on the website inopressa.ru ).

During the confrontation in Ukraine, many Ukrainian pop musicians supported the forces opposition to the Kremlin with their speeches. The words of the song "Grinjoli" - "We are rich at once" - became the anthem of the "Orange Revolution". In Moscow, this did not go unnoticed. “There is nervousness in connection with political coups in the CIS. Apparently, the Kremlin wondered: what will happen if the events similar to Ukrainian, Georgian or Kyrgyz will play with us,” the German newspaper writes.

Vladislav Surkov, deputy head of the presidential administration and at the same time her main ideologist, had an idea. If the pop and rock can bring the masses to the path of the revolution, then their representatives need to indicate the right direction in time - so that everything goes as it should in the country of “controlled democracy”. With such an idea, he invited the main representatives of pop music to a small and secret meeting in one of the Moscow hotels.

At the same time, he did not ask for anything concrete. He only told the artists that the Russian leadership wants to contribute to them in solving all the problems that arise and expects that they, artists, in case of unrest will behave at least neutrally.

The meeting arranged by Surkov is part of a new trend, says the musical critic and owner of the PR agency Alexander Kushnir. While some received awards, others were invited to perform in a narrow circle in French winter resorts and at the dachas of the Moscow elite, with the corresponding exclusive fees.

Officials very well understood that in the case of unrest or elections with the help of 15 rock stars, you can relatively cheaply get the votes or loyalty of adolescents, Kushnir believes.

However, it remains that now Russian youth is still far from the mood for the change that their Ukrainian peers had. In addition, popular Russian rock musicians are unlikely to be imbued with the spirit of the revolution, according to sociologist Alexander Tarasov. They only have one thing on their minds - well -paid show business.