He only fell in silver

The head of the Ministry of Culture Vladimir Medinsky at a meeting with the director of Satyrikon Anatoly Polyankin came to an agreement on the issue of financing the theater. This was reported on the website of the department.

“Naturally, the theater, the founder of which is the Ministry of Culture of Russia, will not leave in a difficult situation,” said Alexander Zhuravsky, who was present at the meeting at the meeting, as soon as the federal budget is approved, we will solve all issues. The minister gave such instructions. ”

In addition, Medinsky conducted a conversation with the Satyrikon artistic director Konstantin Raikin. As specified on the theater’s website, the conversation took place on the phone, because Raikin was on tour in Novosibirsk during a meeting of Polyankin with officials. Medinsky apologized to Raikin "for insulting expressions and the tone of the first deputy minister of culture of the Russian Federation Vladimir Aristarkhov, which he allowed himself to the Satyricon artistic director at a meeting in the Public Chamber on October 17, 2016."

“After a calm discussion and conversation between the Minister of Culture with Konstantin Arkadyevich, we all considered that the incident was exhausted and misunderstood,” said Zhuravsky. “We agreed to calmly and without involving the media to solve the issues that arise on a working order.”

On Monday, speaking at the 7th Congress of the Union of Theater Workers of Russia, Raikin called "ugly encroachment on the freedom of creativity" Closing a number of performances and exhibitions. The artist announced the repeated "raids for art." He expressed concern in that the authorities neutrally behave in relation to "groups of allegedly offended people who close the performances, close exhibitions, brazenly behave very much."

“The ban on censorship - I don’t know how someone treats this, but I think that this is the greatest event of a centuries -old significance in our life, in the artistic, spiritual life of our country,” Raikin said. “And what is happening now? I now see how the hands of someone are clearly scratching - it is to change and return it back not only during the time of stagnation, but in more old times - in Stalin's times.”

The next day, the press secretary of the Russian President Dmitry Peskov said that censorship in the field of art is unacceptable, but the authorities have the right to influence what is being created for public funds . "As such, censorship is unacceptable. This topic was discussed at the president’s meetings with representatives of the theater, cinema community. Censorship is unacceptable, but at the same time it is necessary to clearly differentiate those productions, those works that are placed or withdrawn for state money, and those that are removed with the involvement of any other sources of financing," Peskov said.

According to the press secretary, if the state allocates funds, then it has the right to denote the topic. "Naturally, if the state gives money for some kind of production, the state has the right to indicate a particular topic, the state orders a work of art on a particular topic within the framework of those programs that are in the implementation." Peskov noted. - Again this is not censorship, it is not necessary to confuse this with the order of the state. "

“As for the works, I repeat once again that are born without the participation of state money, the main thing here is not to violate some basic provisions of the current legislation. This refers to the fight against extremism, provoking the growth on religious and other soil. The main criterion is compliance with the current legislation. Of course, the censorship here is in no way acceptable,” the spokesman added.

Raikin's statements caused a loud reaction in society. The head of Chechnya Ramzan Kadyrov and the leader of the "Night Wolves" Alexander Zaldostanov (surgeon) made a harsh criticism of the artist.