"Is it really all over?"

Russian directors, actors, writers and journalists about the detention of Kirill Serebrennikov

On August 22, director Kirill Serebrennikov was detained in St. Petersburg, where he worked on the film "Summer". He was taken to the Investigative Committee in Moscow. The director is suspected of fraud in the amount of 68 million rubles allocated in 2011-2014 to support the theater project "Platform". The court will choose the measure of restraint Serebrennikov after interrogation. According to investigators, Serebrennikov’s actions fall under part 4 of Article 159 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation, the maximum punishment under this article is 10 years in prison.

“Such things” have collected the reaction of colleagues and friends of the director.

Boris Khlebnikov, director

Frankly, in complete confusion. It seemed to me that then he was detained, then released [ in May 2017 in Serebrennikov’s apartment, searches were carried out, after which he was taken to the UK for interrogation and released after him. - approx. TD ], and they will make a stop on this. It seemed to me that this is some kind of idiotic action of intimidation of everyone and a demonstration. But in fact, probably, everything is much worse arranged. It is impossible to believe that Cyril is to blame for what he is accused of is impossible. Just judging by how the investigation was carried out, because we heard from the courtroom, what we heard about the “seventh studio”, the performance. If there were at least some intelligible reasons, then we would not have heard this senile background of the court that was walking. It seems to me that Cyril’s guilt must be completely canceled in his head, and then ... these are some kind of incomprehensible mechanisms for me that make a person to torment him further. This is a disgusting absurdity, absolutely for sure.

Kama Ginkas, Theater Director

Oh, ё mine, oh, yo mine! This is my reaction. Then the decoding of a large number of Lithuanian expressions. What can I say ... Is it really all over again, is it really again?

Chulpan Khamatova, actress

Cyril is my friend, I am sure of his innocence. I am sure that the ways to solve this far -fetched problem could be others. And I am sure that he would never have disappeared from the investigation, but would continue to go to interrogations.

Alena Babenko, actress

This is monstrous and terrible, I don’t even know what to say about this. I think we will now rise in our theater community and will somehow help him and defend him. As an actress, it is impossible for me to get into these affairs, but I do not believe in this story, she is absolutely invented. I, as a colleague, support him in every possible way.

Alexey Agranovich, actor, director

It's horrible. I am not aware of all the details of history, but I believe that this is some kind of reduction in accounts. It is impossible to plant such a person. After all, there are some other methods-a subscription about the loss, a fine. He is not dangerous for society! Some kind of disgrace. The Minister of Culture, instead of intercinging with, behaves in an incomprehensible way.

Boris Akunin (Grigory Chkhartishvili), writer

“Regarding the night arrest of Kirill Serebrennikov. Internally resonant arrests of people of this level occur only with sanction, or even from the direct order of the chief chief. Not otherwise. Therefore, let's call a spade a spade. Director Meyerhold arrested not the NKVD, but Stalin. The director Serebrennikov was arrested by the non -investigative committee, he was arrested by Putin. And it’s good if you will then show the highest mercy with the PR-target and release the world-famous director for house arrest or subscription. Because if not, it means that Russia has switched to a new stage of existence, where new rules will act. ” ( Facebook )

Nikolai Kartosia, General Director of the Friday TV channel

“You can consider me a naive fool, but I do not believe that my friend Kirill Serebrennikov is a fraudster. I forbid myself even to think like that. And you, if you are my friends and friends of Cyril, please - do not build assumptions. After all, everything that we have been informed so far has not been proven is semi -proven. Where are the facts? Cyril is an amazing person and a huge talented soul. Whatever it is in the denouement ... Uncle Cyril, I am your friend and I will not renounce. " ( Facebook )

Yuri Bykov, director

I am sad about this event, because I understand how hard it is now to Cyril. It seems to me that whatever the consequences, sanctions, the artist is subtle matter, and it is difficult to survive this. Especially Cyril. This is a serious psychological train. We must wait for some specifics, because everything is too complicated, different comments come from different sides. Someone says that he was friends with the authorities, someone says that he was not friends. I would not make some loud conclusions. I can only say that I sympathize with Serebrennikov as an artist, as a person who is responsible - theater. It will be difficult for him to get out of this when it all ends, even if it ends safely.

Pavel Bardin, director

"Serebrennikov was detained - another victory of culture of violence against culture." ( Facebook )

Anna Narinskaya, journalist

“The detention of our magnificent contemporary Kirill Serebrennikov is-in addition to the indicative anti-gummy and the declaration of the fact that we have a real police state here-another indication to us all that is not necessary, do not make it so that at least something is good here. Really good-bright, smart, better than everywhere. This is the answer to those who cherish educational ideas and advocate for the construction of his “ideal” Russia in one small place - in the theater, in the hospital, in the museum, at school. No, swell, like mice in a hole, they say to us - no need to be good and inspiring. It is necessary that it is as always. We were repeatedly indicated to us, and now it will reach the last idealistic idiots. ” ( Facebook )

Anton Dolin, journalist

"They ask about Kirill Serebrennikov:" Why didn't he leave? "

And really - why? A participant in the Avignon Theater Festival, Cannes and Venice, one of the best German opera directors this year (according to the Germans) could find a business and money in any civilized country.

But the answer, from an interview that we recorded a little more than a year ago in Cannes.

" - what remains - to nail the sneakers with nails to the floor, like the heroine of the" student "? And do not go anywhere?

-Yes, at some point I must say “I won’t leave here,” when everyone shouts: “Yes, leave here! Don't like it? Dump! " And I live and work here. My theater, my movie. This is my homeland. ” ( Facebook )

Alexander Arkhangelsky, literary critic, publicist

“Cyril is made by the biography of the great director. Although they think that they break fate. Dear Cyril, I want to say that I am definitely with you. Those who do this cover themselves with a shame. If not children, then the grandchildren will be ashamed of them. ” ( Facebook )

Olga Romanova, director of the Rus Sitting project

“The detention of Kirill Serebrennikov was absolutely inevitable. And now I'm not about the texture of the matter.
Public appeal to the president and the public “fools” could not remain unpunished. Putin is collective, and SK did everything to prove: they are not fools. ” ( Facebook )

Andrey Loshak, journalist

“The arrest of Kirill Serebrennikov. A few years ago, the combination of these words seemed impossible, absurd. But authoritarian regimes tend to develop in the direction of totalitarianism. First, they establish control of the authorities, then try to control your thoughts. Cyril is an artist who actively fights (almost wrote “fought”) with this: do not climb, bitches, with your dirty paws to our souls, leave the last - free thought. But dictators cannot do so - they need complete, unquestioning loyalty. ” ( Facebook )

Katerina Gordeeva, journalist

“Kirill Serebrennikov is my outstanding contemporary, my friend. I know about as much as I live in the world. We grew together. This is an honest, decent and very talented person, the meaning of life of which is art. Not politics, not squabbles, not rollbacks, not insinuations. Art. Cyril created the theater, the Gogol Center, which became the place of power and the center of attraction for thousands of people, many of whom were previously indifferent to the theater. Even when this disgusting campaign began, this persecution with the soul, Cyril did not save: put and released the performance, put it - another, launched the film. Cyril is what I am proud of in my country. ” ( Facebook )

Gleb Pavlovsky, publicist, political strategist

“I think that the situation with Kirill Serebrennikov is not a reason for commenting, but an occasion to think about the forms of resistance. Meet, discuss and think about it on social networks. The main thing is the methods of effective disobedience to the authorities. It is required to politically scale the situation. The worst that can be done is to wedge between the Kremlin cabinets and look for a council for another office in one office. This is what we are constantly pushing for, and here is the result. ” ( Facebook )

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