The brain of the nation against shit

89 representatives of the Russian intelligentsia came up with the initiative in the coming days to conduct a congress "against the war, against the self -isolation of Russia, against the restoration of totalitarianism." The appeal was published in Novaya Gazeta.

“Our country turned out to be plunged into a dangerous adventure. Under the slogan,“ we will defend Russians in the Crimea, as well as all Ukrainians from the new illegitimate fascist power in Ukraine! ”The actual anxia of the Crimea has already occurred. The principles of European security and stability have been destroyed. Russia is rapidly slipping to the new Cold War with the West, the most difficult consequences of which cannot be predicted,” It is said in circulation.

It is proposed to invite representatives of the Ukrainian intelligentsia to participate in the Congress of the Russian intelligentsia. "At the Congress, we will not only discuss the current situation and express our attitude to the events, but also try to find ways to get out of the situation that deprives our country of prospects for any worthy life in the foreseeable future," the document says.

The document was signed by the human rights activists Lyudmila Alekseeva, Svetlana Gannushkina, Sergey Kovalev, writers Andrei Bitov, Vladimir Voinovich, Victor Erofeev, Lyudmila Ulitskaya, actors Liya Akhedzhakova, Mikhail Efremov, Lev Prygunov, Alexander Filipenko, Eldar Ryazanov, Academician Victor Vasiliev And many others.

On March 8, Russian filmmakers responded to the anti -war circulation of Ukrainian colleagues , opposing the "unprecedented anti -Ukrainian campaign unleashed by Russian state channels." "We, like you, categorically against lies in the coverage of fateful events for Ukraine, and even more so against Russian military intervention in Ukraine ... We are on the side of truth and we are!" - It is said in an open letter , under which many famous directors, scriptwriters, and film critics have signed. A separate open letter was made by film director Alexander Sokurov . "Ukraine will survive anyway and will be the state that it wanted to be. And we will strike at our country absolutely degrading properties," Sokurov writes. In turn, Ukrainian actors recorded a video message to Russian viewers .

A number of anti -war statements were made by writers - members of the Russian Pen -Center and their colleagues from other European countries. The rock musicians Boris Grebenshchikov, Vyacheslav Butusov, Yuri Shevchuk called for preventing the war. Grebenshchikov wrote a new song " Love during the war ."

Many representatives of the creative intelligentsia took part in anti -war protests in Moscow.

On Tuesday, a group of cultural figures signed a collective letter in support of the position of President Vladimir Putin in Ukraine and Crimea. The letter was published on the website of the Ministry of Culture. To date, 303 signatures are under the letter.