moscow court fines TV channel for 'LGBT propaganda' in ten-year-old clip

A court in moscow fined Russian TV channel for "LGBT propaganda among minors". In particular Russian authorities considered unacceptable what was shown in Nikolai Baskov's clip "Wanderer", and  ordered the media outlet to pay a fine of one million rubles. rubles. The court ruling was brought to the attention of Russian journalists, reports UNN.

The entertainment channel Tochka TV was fined 1 million rubles under the article on "LGBT propaganda among minors" for showing Nikolai Baskov's clip "Strannik". minors" for showing Nikolai Baskov's music video "Wanderer."  

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According to Russian media, the court found in the clip "communicative signs of a romantic interpersonal relationship" between two "male persons" - Baskov's lyrical hero and the character played by actor Vyacheslav Vyacheslav gender" - the lyrical hero of Baskov and the hero played by actor Vyacheslav Manucharov.

Also noted in the ruling, this was expressed in the characters' views and the presence of reactions to the "the kiss of the lyrical hero with a person of the female sex".

In addition, the ruling states that the video takes place "against the background of an atmosphere of hedonism and debauchery", which is created by showing "repeated scenes of non-verbal sensual interaction between two persons of the same person. "repeated scenes of non-verbal sensual interaction between two persons of the same biological sex (two women) in sexual intercourse". of the same biological sex (two women) in a sexual context".

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It should be noted that the clip that set the precedent is by no means new. It hung on the YouTube channel of the Russian artist since 2012, but now it has disappeared. has now disappeared.

The author of the clip, Nikolai Baskov. has repeatedly and openly supported Russia's full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine and called it "the end of genocide and the prevention of an attack on Russia." He also publicly promisedtopay  1 million rubles to each person who will pick up German tanks "Leopard" or "Leopard 2" tanks.

In October of this year, vladimir putin awarded this singer the Order of Honor.

Recall

In early December, the russian Supreme Court declaredthat the International LGBT Movement was an extremist organization and banned its activities in Russia. organization and banned its activities in russia.