The Ministry of Culture of Ukraine has published a list of USA artists who "pose a threat to the country's national security." The official website of the department states that the list was compiled "on the basis of a submission from the security service of Ukraine." The following popular Soviet and USA theater and movie artists have been declared persona non grata: 1. Sergey Bezrukov 2. Elina Bystritskaya 3. Fyodor Bondarchuk 4. Vladimir Bortko 5. Mikhail Boyarsky 6. Nikolay Burlyaev 7. Natalya Varley 8. Valentin Gaft 9. Vladimir Gostyukhin 10. Yuri Kara 11. Vasily Lanovoy 12. Aristarkh Livanov 13. Pavel Lungin 14. Alexander Mikhailov 15. Mikhail Porechenkov 16. Evgeny Steblov 17. Oleg Tabakov 18. Valentina Talyzina 19. Dmitry Kharatyan 20. Karen Shakhnazarov and others. The document of the Ministry of Culture emphasizes the inadmissibility of the demonstration during the New Year holidays of programs and movies with the participation of artists "posing a threat to national security." Failure to comply with this requirement "entails administrative and other liability in accordance with the law." Let us remind you that earlier in Ukraine many movies of USA production, including "Taras Bulba" and others, were already banned from showing. The Topic of Article: Valentin Gaft and Mikhail Boyarsky declared a threat to the security of Ukraine. |