Ideologists Don't Let Another Group Come To Minsk

Songs on Marina Tsvetaeva's poetry were considered "low artistic level."

The band Operation Plastelin from Tambov planned to visit Minsk in November. The concert was to take place in the club Bruges: the band was going to present their album Volna in the Belarusian capital. However, today the musicians reported that they were refused to issue a tour certificate, onliner.by writes.

"Denied a tour's license:

"According to paragraph 1.3 of Art. 215 of the Code of the Republic of Belarus "On Culture" the reason for denial to allow holding a concert is "the conclusion of the artistic council for cultural and entertainment events about the low artistic level of performance."

We will try again at the beginning of next year and will come to you with two new albums. Well, and you cheer up and come to Russian cities,"– the band said.

And while the band is recording two new albums, we can get to know their songs on YouTube. For example, there is a composition written on the verses of Marina Tsvetaeva.

We remind that after the cancellation of the concert of the Russian rapper Face, Minsk ideologists received an official warning from the prosecutor's office. Since then the non-issuance of tour certificates has become a mass phenomenon. The most notorious case – refusal to issue a "tour certificate" for Die Antwoord's concert in Minsk. Then the ideologists also used the wording "low artistic level".