
Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated the Buranovsky grandmothers on a successful performance at the Eurovision Song Contest and decided to go to their village Buranovo to watch the only TV, the Kremlin press service said on Sunday.
In the final of the Eurovision Song Contest-2012, which was held in Baku on Sunday night, the Buranovsky grandmothers with the song Party for EVERYBODY took the second place .
Putin "sincerely congratulated" grandmothers, the press service reported. The president delights with what talent and with what Zador the "Buranovsky grandmothers" performed their competitive program. " He also noted that the performance of songs, including in the Udmurt language, is an excellent popularization of the multinational culture of our country.
Putin expressed the hope that many spectators in Russia, including Moscow, will be able to listen to the concert performances of "Buranovsky grandmothers", RIA Novosti will be able to listen to. But even earlier, he will be able to hear them himself: the president wants to personally get acquainted with his grandmothers, “visit their village”, find out “how his inhabitants live, and make sure that there is really so bad with television, because it was reported that only in the village council there is one TV.”
The Eurovision Contest was won by Swedish singer Lorin with the song Euphoria (Euphoria).