Russian singer-turned-politician Denis Maydanov performs to a crowd of flag-waving workers outside the UVZ factory as newly-built T-90M tanks roll past on rail cars . Russia made quite a song and ...

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is getting the country kicked out the Eurovision Song Contest. For this year, anyway. The annual contest was set to take place in Turin, Italy, from May 10-14. The ...

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Banished from Eurovision, Russia will launch the final of its own international song contest at President Vladimir Putin's behest on Saturday, with a Soviet-era name and acts ...

This weekend, more than 20 former Soviet nations competed at Intervision 2025. Putin revived the song contest after Russia was banned from Eurovision in response to its war in Ukraine. This weekend, ...

Local officials were upset by the victory of bearded cross-dresser Conchita Wurst at Eurovision's most recent edition. By Vladimir Kozlov Conchita Wurst Still 2014 MOSCOW — In the wake of this year’s ...

Citing its rules and values,, the Eurovision Song Contest has barred Russia from this year’s event because its participation could bring “disrepute” to the competition. The European Broadcasting Union ...

Russia has been banned from this year’s Eurovision Song Contest following pressure from state broadcasters from a range of surrounding countries. After initially stating that it wouldn’t ban the ...

This weekend, more than 20 former Soviet nations competed at Intervision 2025. Russian President Vladimir Putin revived the song contest after Russia was banned from Eurovision in response to its ...